Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '16 at 11:21
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 518 67% 504 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7563 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47% Average	Lighting 57.1 Reflection 65 Parallax 57.2 46% 59.8 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 52 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 80 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (A5) Unknown 100 100 327682 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 49 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 959 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 77 59 253404446743 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 18 (EA) Unknown 100 100 52 (F1) Unknown 253 253 47 (F2) Unknown 253 253 20 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	72.5% Very good	Read 492 Write 301 Mixed 258 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 12.9 112% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37.8 DQ Write 82.4 DQ Mixed 13.4 24% 44.6 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 107%
OCZ Vertex 450 256GB-$206 409 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 31GB free Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 2 2 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12709 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 381 (AB) Unknown 80 80 35294544 (AE) Unknown 100 100 95 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 2 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 57 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3961 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1655 (F9) Unknown 100 100 384520108	106% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 491 Mixed 492 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 29.5 138% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 18.8 100% 226 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 125 Write 121 Mixed 124 93% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 0.51 4K Mixed 0.1 51% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 195GB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 213880264 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1073 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 163339996375 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 24655 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 712 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 58 58 42 (BE) vendor-specific 70 47 672989214 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 299 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 283779 (C2) HDA temperature 30 53 12884901918 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 36 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -107253923301067 (F1) Unknown 100 253 25577295869 (F2) Unknown 100 253 46393684316	83.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 141 Mixed 140 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.26 79% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 27GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 170 5508 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 592 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4864 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 414 (10) Unknown 0 200 9204666696 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 36 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 555 (C2) HDA temperature 121 110 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54.3% Above average	Read 96 Write 92.8 Mixed 86.2 69% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.26 112% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,755 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22.1 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 21.2 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 73%

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	621x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	541x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	359x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	307x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	159x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	118x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	92x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	147x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	62x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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