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 as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 82.5%, 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 04 '19 at 21:18
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 109
2-Core 213
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 412
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 84 81 75 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 100
Write 142
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 82.3
64% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 107%
Hitachi HTS545012B9SA00 120GB
42GB free
Firmware: PBJOC64G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Read 51.2
Write 43
Mixed 31.5
SusWrite 41.4
31% 41.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
71GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 140 141 138 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 144
Write 115
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 140
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,640 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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HDDRAMUSB
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