Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19% 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 Drive	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 07:09
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 263 82% 150 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 513 67% 506 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Lighting 23.9 Reflection 18.6 Parallax 21.8 20% 21.4 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 18.4 18% 22.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 153 150 150 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 438 Write 331 Mixed 300 SusWrite 166 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 44.5 166% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 130 128% 199 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 97%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 97GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 80 77 75 87 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 125 Write 103 Mixed 125 SusWrite 79.2 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 25.9 127% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 95.9 78% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 73%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 251GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 423 423 431 407 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 456 Mixed 417 SusWrite 402 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 57.9 196% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 297 241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 125%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 388GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 88 86 88 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 111 Write 95.8 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 86.9 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 71%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 835GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 153 155 156 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 132 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 153 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 98%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 3,447 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 505GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 84 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 83.5 Write 93.1 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 84.8 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 71%

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

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Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16