Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '17 at 00:23
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 95.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 422
48% 378 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Lighting 48.9
Reflection 45.2
Parallax 39.9
40% 44.7 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 36.4
32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 120GB
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0422C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
63% Good
Read 490
Write 186
Mixed 233
66% 303 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 17.2
94% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 29.3
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 41.1
49% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 63%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.3% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 20.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 67%

 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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