Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive125% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '20 at 09:23
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 410
54% 405 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.95% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 6.69
3% 5.77 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.83
5% 6.51 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.95%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 319 305 296 293 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 474
Mixed 418
SusWrite 303
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 69.1
228% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 128%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB
213GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 898 246 250 250 251 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 668
Write 889
Mixed 756
SusWrite 468
157% 695 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 75
246% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 792
637% 885 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 174%
Great: 230%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 780 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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