Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.8% 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 Drive50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 05:39
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 88
2-Core 188
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 335
47% 346 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1216 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.8% Below average
Lighting 42.7
Reflection 63
Parallax 60.7
35% 55.4 fps
MRender 63.2
Gravity 45.8
Splatting 52.6
44% 53.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 53 16 74 83 87 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 429
Write 171
Mixed 252
SusWrite 88.1
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 37.8
4K Mixed 19.3
79% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 79
DQ Mixed 41.5
46% 78 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
860GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 148 150 150 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 145
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 149
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
33.1% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.6
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 9.2
27% 9.53 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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