Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.45% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '18 at 01:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 228
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 592
55% 460 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 5800
Nvidia(10DE 0593) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
8.45% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 9.27
Parallax 5.12
9% 8.64 fps
MRender 8.9
Gravity 9.33
Splatting 6.61
7% 8.28 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.45%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 461
Write 393
Mixed 364
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 42.8
174% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 347
262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
106GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 159 158 148 148 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 386
Write 167
Mixed 207
SusWrite 149
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 39.5
173% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 181
140% 192 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
53.1% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 62%

 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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