Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.3% 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 Drive78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '21 at 05:09
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 209
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 402
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.3% Very good
Lighting 94.7
Reflection 107
Parallax 97.2
77% 99.7 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 94.1
Splatting 95.5
78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SKC100S3120G 120GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 331ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 132 127 126 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 394
Write 141
Mixed 196
SusWrite 119
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 39.4
158% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 154
115% 154 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78%
Great: 79%
Kingston SKC100S3240G 240GB
147GB free
Firmware: 321ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 190 220 213 211 220 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 376
Write 284
Mixed 268
SusWrite 200
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 41.6
163% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 245
190% 261 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89%
Great: 89%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
2TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 140 141 144 143 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 138
Write 135
Mixed 121
SusWrite 139
99% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 19.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $384
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