Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-UD3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 15 '20 at 08:03
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 202
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 450
53% 410 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 181
Parallax 183
129% 174 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 156
Splatting 113
104% 129 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$25
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900E12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 143 147 146 149 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 346
Write 193
Mixed 226
SusWrite 152
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 26.3
104% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 204
154% 202 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 91%
SSD 1TB
220GB free
Firmware: SBFMKB.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 338 342 317 343 325 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 320
Write 196
Mixed 315
SusWrite 333
66% 291 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 22
87% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 175
154% 227 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.4% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.6
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 14
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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