Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 05:31
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 223 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 648 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 64 Parallax 65.3 52% 64.6 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 53.2 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 423 Write 392 Mixed 336 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 44.4 149% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 199 191% 302 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 475GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 178 174 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 179 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 176 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 672GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 99 101 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 100 131% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 34GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 39.5 Mixed 34 SusWrite 41.6 53% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 16.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	423x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	142x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	60x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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