Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	98.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 17:33
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 98.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 248 91% 159 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 349 47% 348 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5067 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: O120 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 210 115 71 72 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 410 Mixed 393 SusWrite 133 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 53.3 189% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 238 190% 266 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 95%
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 10GB free Firmware: 1.5. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 230 Write 201 Mixed 198 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 30.6 150% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 203 159% 221 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Nvme SPCC M.2 PCIe SS 1TB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 305GB free Firmware: ECFM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 658 665 686 617 646 627 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 559 Write 557 Mixed 600 SusWrite 650 134% 592 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 86.7 290% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 647 DQ Mixed 902 612% 745 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 293%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 133 134 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 133 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173BH0-CH9 2x4GB 228 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 22 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 16.5 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 42.7 94% 42.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 67%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	446x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	140x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	89x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GBCrucialBench 57%, 8,984 samples	22x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16