Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 18:31
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 632 67% 536 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.4% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 68.5 58% 71.5 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 67.3 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66 2,808 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTPA0102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 493 Write 438 Mixed 432 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.5 156% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 324 243% 324 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 107%
Toshiba HG6 128GB 5,641 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 82GB free Firmware: JUPA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 311 309 268 291 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 447 Mixed 432 SusWrite 289 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 48.9 168% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 344 255% 338 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 2,387 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Read 20.4 Write 9.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 9.1 13% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	60.5% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

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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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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	113x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	60x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

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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 $40	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