Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.75% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	15.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '19 at 13:02
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 82.8 1-Core 72.4 2-Core 181 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 229 8-Core 132 26% 181 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	1.75% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 6.27 Parallax 6.28 0% 4.22 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.22 5% 6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.75% Great: 3%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 443 Write 430 Mixed 252 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 26.1 98% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 65.5 DQ Mixed 84.2 69% 102 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 117%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 153GB free Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 394 Write 423 Mixed 312 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 37.7 146% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 256 213% 304 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 101%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 168 Write 115 Mixed 115 29% 133 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 29.1 128% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 76.6 69% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 420GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 77.3 Write 78.2 Mixed 58.7 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: SC23 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 150 Write 154 Mixed 67 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4H1 16JTF51264AZ-1G4H1 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 CT51264BD1339.M16F 20GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16