Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '21 at 19:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 666
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2039 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 78.7
Parallax 71.8
62% 75.6 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 71.5
59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JTPA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 447 432 430 377 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 420
Mixed 418
SusWrite 376
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 44.7
166% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 328
248% 332 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 108%
Great: 107%
Toshiba HG6 128GB
68GB free
Firmware: JUPA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 450 226 139 272 319 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 414
Mixed 426
SusWrite 311
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 48
159% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 323
245% 330 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 21
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

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