Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 13:09
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 104 2-Core 202 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 308 45% 328 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.4% Very good	Lighting 91.5 Reflection 129 Parallax 78.9 75% 99.8 fps	MRender 89.2 Gravity 98.4 Splatting 94 77% 93.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 395 359 415 430 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 438 Mixed 373 SusWrite 390 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.8 201% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Intel 510 Series 120GB 2,171 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 95GB free Firmware: PPG4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 191 192 195 196 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 384 Write 191 Mixed 221 SusWrite 186 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 24.4 88% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 84.3 DQ Write 61.9 DQ Mixed 60.8 49% 69 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%
WD WD10EVDS-63N5B1 1TB 3,131 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 477GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 64 65 64 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 63.7 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 63.7 45% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 57%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 763GB free Firmware: 1306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 41 41 42 41 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 37.9 Write 32.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 40.4 26% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 59%
Packard Bell Silver 320GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 15GB free, PID 0001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 40.5 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 40.9 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	626x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	544x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	363x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	308x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	229x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	119x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	93x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	149x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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