Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (24%). 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	20 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 12:05
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.9% Above average	Memory 77 1-Core 107 2-Core 140 66% 108 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 622 43% 399 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 142 Parallax 156 124% 151 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 127 Splatting 104 107% 135 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 113 96 81 86 76 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 394 Mixed 352 SusWrite 130 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.2 190% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Asmt 2115 1TB 326 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 329 342 351 353 353 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 378 Write 355 Mixed 337 SusWrite 340 80% 353 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 29.7 95% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 81.6 68% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 76%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 268GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 349 365 377 378 378 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 368 Write 369 Mixed 250 SusWrite 366 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 27.3 79% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 78 70% 106 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 1315 BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 1315 BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 32GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 15 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns

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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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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