Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. 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 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	65.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 11:02
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 91.4 2-Core 186 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 301 44% 324 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Lighting 84 Reflection 85 Parallax 81.7 68% 83.6 fps	MRender 81.1 Gravity 75.9 Splatting 68 61% 75 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 391 404 414 416 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 300 Write 374 Mixed 191 SusWrite 399 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 41.7 155% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 243 212% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 44GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 86 83 79 83 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 118 Write 103 Mixed 124 SusWrite 82.7 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 29.1 119% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 103 80% 110 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 73%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 59GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 95 91 94 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 119 Write 88 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 92.4 58% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 255GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 121 117 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 120 Write 109 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 118 66% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 258GB free Firmware: 0740 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 96 95 96 96 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 124 Write 128 Mixed 66 SusWrite 92.4 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 18.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 18.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 63%

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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 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	487x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	337x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	57x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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