Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 603
61% 495 Pts
64-Core 603
37% 603 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 132 134 126 148 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 152
Mixed 95.4
SusWrite 134
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 112%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 167 164 163 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 157
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 164
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.9
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,650 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $353
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