Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.3% 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	95.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '23 at 16:40
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$132 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 201 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 522 53% 430 Pts	64-Core 529 33% 529 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7790 8,590 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E254) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 25.2 Parallax 29.9 20% 26.4 fps	MRender 22.5 Gravity 23.6 Splatting 22.7 19% 22.9 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB 12,292 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 254 259 254 258 258 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 452 Mixed 267 SusWrite 258 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 41.1 144% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 211 195% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 116%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 218 221 222 225 223 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.4% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 0G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	6%	51	364	252	0	21.5"	1280 720	DELA114 DELL P2219H

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	431x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	332x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	217x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	170x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	143x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	118x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	67x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	62x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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