Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 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.
Graphics	1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	34.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '20 at 04:25
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 89.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 400 52% 390 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% EVGA(3842 1313) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1% Terrible	Lighting 1.1 Reflection 2 Parallax 0.44 1% 1.18 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 0.77 Splatting 1.61 1% 1.46 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 226 81 9.1 96 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 426 Write 394 Mixed 350 SusWrite 118 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.4 38% 9.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 92%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 98 100 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 100 Write 91.1 Mixed 81 SusWrite 98.4 69% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 63%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 892GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 96 97 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 55.7 Write 56.4 Mixed 45 SusWrite 95.8 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 59%
ASMT 2105 1TB 948 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 866GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 28.6 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 37.5 45% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.4 228% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SRT4G86U1-H9M 2x4GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	448x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	196x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	141x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	90x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GBCrucialBench 57%, 8,984 samples	22x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16