Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 06 '20 at 19:47
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 634
64% 519 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Nvidia(10DE 105F) 2GB
CLim: 1319 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 17.7
Parallax 21.7
19% 20.8 fps
MRender 25.9
Gravity 23
Splatting 17.4
18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 68 52 51 43 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
49.5% Average
Read 118
Write 91.8
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 53.8
66% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 85%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB
321GB free, PID 3008
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 10 0 15 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 34.3
Write 27.8
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 18.4
34% 26 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.3% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.3
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 6.6
22% 7.77 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,534 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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