Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJun 09 '17 at 20:28
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 25%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 95.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 207
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 499
50% 409 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.5.2
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.3% Good
Lighting 82.3
Reflection 58.4
Parallax 116
67% 85.7 fps
MRender 58.8
Gravity 90.8
Splatting 75.6
62% 75.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 502ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 505
Write 132
Mixed 181
59% 272 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 11.1
120% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 35.1
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 11.4
30% 59.5 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 87%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
394GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 92.9
Write 102
Mixed 69.3
66% 88.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.71
4K Mixed 0.13
31% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 77%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39
70GB free
Firmware: D005SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 86.1
Write 71.4
Mixed 62.1
55% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.28
67% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.2
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 23.5
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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