Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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	2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 04:52
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	67% Good	Memory 74.8 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 180 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 340 46% 341 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.73% Terrible	Lighting 3.2 Reflection 2 Parallax 5.6 3% 3.6 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.3 3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.73% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Digirich D22 128GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8512c70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 359 333 97 106 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 458 Write 370 Mixed 318 SusWrite 223 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 32 121% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 64.8 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 106 87% 119 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 75%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 613GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 64 65 66 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 90.7 Write 90.6 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 64.7 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 1x4GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.4% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 6.2 20% 6.97 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 6.2 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 33%

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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: 0P 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	56	42	60	24"	1280 720	DELA08A DELL S2440L

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	157x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	99x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	69x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $41	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16