Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '19 at 04:37
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 82.1 2-Core 157 67% 110 Pts	4-Core 271 8-Core 282 37% 276 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 098E) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.81% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 2.62 Parallax 1.81 2% 2.24 fps	MRender 2.29 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 1.78 2% 2.1 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.81% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 301 305 295 273 265 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 436 Mixed 418 SusWrite 295 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 65.4 206% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 354 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 189GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 31 30 31 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 12.5 Write 49 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 30.7 21% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 55GB free Firmware: CC31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 122 115 116 117 130 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 91.3 Write 96.7 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 121 67% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 124% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 75%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB 3,704 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 496GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2.2 Write 1.7 SusWrite 1.2 2% 1.7 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 20%
Imation Nano Pro II 8GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 0619 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.1 8.3 6.9 7.5 7.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	5.03% Terrible	Read 15.7 Write 4.7 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 7.2 8% 7.35 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.03% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,844 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 18.4 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 16.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

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 $94Bench 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: 60% - Good

Total price: $429

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