Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '23 at 07:39
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	86%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 65.9 1-Core 73 2-Core 175 58% 105 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 539 54% 437 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 80%

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. 20.19.15.4364 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.86% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 2.7 3% 2.8 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 3.5 3% 4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.86% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 468 Write 457 Mixed 341 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.5 152% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 34.8 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 275 186% 216 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 128GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 126 136 137 141 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 137 Write 121 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 136 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 88%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 236GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 142 144 149 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 90.4 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 145 136% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 59%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 26GB free, PID 8005 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 9 8.5 8 8.4 9.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 107 Write 9.2 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 8.5 29% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 45% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 10.8 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 56%

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

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	280x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	109x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	75x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	14x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $638

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