Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.2% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '21 at 10:13
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 233 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 605 65% 516 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Lighting 22.6 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 31.8 18% 27 fps	MRender 32.6 Gravity 29.3 Splatting 25.1 23% 29 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 306 329 328 330 331 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 418 Write 307 Mixed 285 SusWrite 313 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 28.6 124% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 183 157% 225 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 97%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 466GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 127 129 129 129 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 126 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 928GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 203 205 205 205 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 163 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 201 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 189GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 38 Write 37.1 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 40.7 49% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 1,037 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 16.8 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24.1"	1280 720	FUS0853 B24W-7 LED

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

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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 $36Bench 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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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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