Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 18:10
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 223 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 427 56% 421 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 68.7 57% 69.6 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 55.5 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 430 Mixed 287 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 49.2 174% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 174 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 438 448 437 452 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 419 Mixed 426 SusWrite 418 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.9 187% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1GB free Firmware: JKAOA28A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 78.7 Write 59.1 Mixed 42.5 45% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 69%
Covecube Virtual Disk 2TB 1,262 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 892GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 56 57 57 56 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 102 Write 107 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 56.8 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 105%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 13GB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 133 138 97 88 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 6TB 802GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 57 57 56 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 108 Write 99.6 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 56.7 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 77GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 80 84 79 81 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 49.6 Write 63.3 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 80 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.4 167% 2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GB 12,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	32.7% Below average	MC Read 10 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 9.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 34%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI - $112

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	75x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	65x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	59x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	60x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	55x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	33x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	28x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	19x

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Total price: $421

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16