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Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	The RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte H97-Gaming 3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	15 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '22 at 07:00
Run Duration	61 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th 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-$104 255,027 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 (98^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 517 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$218 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Lighting 94.2 Reflection 138 Parallax 86.9 77% 106 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 84.5 Splatting 77.7 76% 95.8 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	229x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	130x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	102x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	104x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	70x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	52x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	48x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	42x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples	24x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $471

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