Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive83.6% 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.
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-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '18 at 17:23
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 384
52% 385 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V4900-$150
AMD(1002 2B06) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
7.27% Terrible
Lighting 9.23
Reflection 9.08
Parallax 7.22
8% 8.51 fps
MRender 8.86
Gravity 6.43
Splatting 9.17
7% 8.15 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.27%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 505
Write 484
Mixed 505
111% 498 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 15
109% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 26.6
DQ Write 89
DQ Mixed 16.1
24% 43.9 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 24
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 23.2
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 485 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $543
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