Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.2% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2048 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 11:54
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$62 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 199 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 346 48% 353 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD Radeon HD 6450 32,407 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 047B) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	1.68% Terrible	Lighting 2.23 Reflection 2.23 Parallax 1.94 2% 2.13 fps	MRender 1.71 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 1.83 1% 1.7 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.68% Great: 2%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.67% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 6.08 Parallax 5.87 3% 5.24 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.09 5% 5.81 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.67% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 205 193 198 194 195 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 438 Mixed 372 SusWrite 222 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 49.3 166% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 166 175% 289 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 124%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 250GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 122GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 203 199 201 195 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 355 Write 362 Mixed 327 SusWrite 198 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 26.9 88% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 63.2 59% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 84%
Seagate BACKUP+ 320GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 179GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 37.3 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 11.6 19% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 410GB free Firmware: 0711 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 132 Mixed 46 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 104%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 32GB 2,787 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 2.4 2.2 4.2 4.2 4.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	6.63% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 2.3 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.8 7% 7.22 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.1 110% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.63% Great: 14%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 297GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 97 97 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 97 Write 91 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 97 109% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 78GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 35 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 11.6 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 212GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 36.5 Write 36.3 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 11.2 35% 26.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.4 213% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-037.A00LF 2x8GB 2,364 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.1 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	423x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	142x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	60x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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Total price: $648

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