Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 13:44
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
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 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)
79.1% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 221
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 662
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 623
38% 623 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200
CLim: 1565 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.4% Good
Lighting 82.3
Reflection 79.8
Parallax 103
67% 88.2 fps
MRender 74.4
Gravity 83.4
Splatting 63
59% 73.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1C2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 183 181 213 189 182 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41.4% Average
Read 97.5
Write 80.7
Mixed 108
SusWrite 185
27% 118 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 14.5
62% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 70.9
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 154
122% 164 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 102%
Braveeagle 240GB 240GB
26GB free
Firmware: R1008A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 241 147 148 149 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 390
Mixed 388
SusWrite 201
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 54.6
182% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 111
128% 218 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 101%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 209 211 212 211 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 168
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 210
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.1% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 8.6
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 7.6
25% 8.8 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 484 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $543
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