Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.4% 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	82.5% 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.

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System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '17 at 20:33
Run Duration	782 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770S-$112 13,157 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 88.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 179 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 425 43% 346 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 62 57% 66.9 fps	MRender 74.2 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 56.7 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.8% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 6.88 Parallax 6.66 3% 5.79 fps	MRender 8.81 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.35 5% 6.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.8% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 20512 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 748 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 86 86 434 (AE) Unknown 100 100 102 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 50 214749347870 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 86 86 14 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 60381485293 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1374173338 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1203687019	82.5% Excellent	Read 499 Write 322 Mixed 387 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 27.2 110% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 14.5 66% 144 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 200 Mixed 180 146% 195 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 0.56 4K Mixed 0.12 56% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 293GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 169 4300 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2673 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 45 45 40275 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 788 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 122 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2550 (C2) HDA temperature 115 94 32 (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 (F0) Head flying hours 51 51 35939 (F1) Unknown 200 200 27687773838 (F2) Unknown 200 200 61168256816	71.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 116 Mixed 109 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.35 95% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 74%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 226GB free, PID 5033 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 53.9 Write 56.3 Mixed 35.8 61% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.18 19% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 30%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 16.9 Write 2.2 Mixed 4.02 7% 7.71 MB/s	4K Read 4.62 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.48 135% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 18%
Geek Squad 0GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 2% 0GB free, PID 5150 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	2.5% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 3.07 Mixed 4.67 6% 6.15 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 0.05 4K Mixed 0.04 5% 0.22 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.5% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F 1315 CT51264BA160B.C16F 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.3% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

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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-Z97X-UD3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	447x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	140x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	89x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GBCrucialBench 57%, 8,984 samples	22x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16