Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.61% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '19 at 23:14
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 518
52% 425 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.61% Terrible
Lighting 4.23
Reflection 4.31
Parallax 4.22
4% 4.25 fps
MRender 3.71
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.13
4% 4.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.61%
Great: 4%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 64 64 51 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
26.4% Poor
Read 31
Write 54.5
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 61.1
30% 41.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0
19% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 88%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
14GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Read 37
Write 5.5
Mixed 8.7
SusWrite 5.5
14% 14.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.4
120% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.6
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $334
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