Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '20 at 22:02
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	BIH-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 223 85% 147 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 585 68% 526 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 287 283 281 281 277 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 479 Mixed 447 SusWrite 302 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.4 205% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 64GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 90 94 88 96 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 380 Write 120 Mixed 186 SusWrite 92.7 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 39.1 151% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 86.2 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 94.2 73% 98.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 451GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 128 128 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 130 Write 123 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 128 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1941, 1941, 1941, 1941 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	67.3% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 19.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 67%

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

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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