Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	167% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.5% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 83.9 2-Core 224 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 541 54% 441 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Sapphire(1DA2 439E) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	167% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 236 Parallax 442 169% 295 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 153 Splatting 261 210% 259 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 147 126 134 132 123 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 412 Write 322 Mixed 304 SusWrite 144 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.9 159% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 125 124% 195 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 97%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 105GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 418 447 441 443 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 448 Mixed 402 SusWrite 414 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.4 187% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 119 142% 245 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 540GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 157 159 159 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 148 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 156 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.8% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 8.5 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 9.8 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 54: 5R 7G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
54%	59%	34	288	216	144	27"	2048 1152	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	290x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	159x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	166x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	147x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	85x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	44x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	76x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	44x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $425

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 $178	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