Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics52.6% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory18 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 13:53
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 237
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 644
63% 518 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 59.4
54% 64.2 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 60.5
Splatting 53.2
50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
718GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 139 150 155 159 159 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 67.3
Write 158
Mixed 31
SusWrite 153
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.8
344% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60
684GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 74 74 73 75 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 73.2
Write 47.5
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 73.3
44% 60.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39% Below average
MC Read 13.4
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.6
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.3
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 39%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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