Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '23 at 19:55
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 94.3 2-Core 174 65% 113 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 293 34% 267 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.20.01.04 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 60.9 Parallax 88.8 51% 70.9 fps	MRender 60.2 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 44.9 47% 59 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 274 292 245 292 314 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 325 Write 325 Mixed 308 SusWrite 270 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 17.3 67% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 40.1 DQ Mixed 80.7 68% 103 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 125%
Drevo X1 120GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 70GB free Firmware: R0123A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 38 20 28 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	39% Below average	Read 369 Write 354 Mixed 309 SusWrite 87.9 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 12 57% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 68.7 DQ Write 13.9 DQ Mixed 1 11% 27.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 74%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 59GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 285 270 187 157 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 396 Write 315 Mixed 213 SusWrite 205 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 11.8 59% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 35.6 DQ Mixed 63.2 57% 90.4 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 134%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB-$45 4,619 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 64GB free Firmware: FB4OC40C SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 49.6 Write 36.1 Mixed 24.1 SusWrite 35.3 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 20GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.3% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 10.6 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	30	12	60	25.6"	1280 720	HWP2869 HP ZR24w

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	110x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	68x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	54x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	33x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 7,948 samples	16x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16