Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.7% 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 Drive189% 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.
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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte H97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '19 at 20:40
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 560
56% 453 Pts
64-Core 521
32% 521 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 933 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Lighting 40.7
Reflection 29.4
Parallax 50.3
33% 40.1 fps
MRender 28.1
Gravity 40
Splatting 36.4
29% 34.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 34%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 892 973 1020 1022 1026 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,174
Write 916
Mixed 674
SusWrite 978
210% 935 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 53.8
178% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 691
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 618
459% 611 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 189%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50% Above average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,329 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $435
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