Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics36.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141205
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateApr 15 '18 at 19:41
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Memory 88.2
1-Core 94.3
2-Core 184
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 243
8-Core 239
32% 241 Pts
64-Core 233
14% 233 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Lighting 48.1
Reflection 45.5
Parallax 40.7
39% 44.8 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 36.9
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 111
Write 81.8
Mixed 94.3
72% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 0.62
4K Mixed 0.16
36% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-10666CL9-8GBNT 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBNT 12GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.7% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 12
36% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 11.2
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 492 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

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