Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateMay 14 '22 at 12:11
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 183
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 352
47% 352 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Asus(1043 8516) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.69
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.3
Reflection 19.7
Parallax 22.3
18% 21.4 fps
MRender 26.5
Gravity 24.2
Splatting 17.9
18% 22.9 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 40 40 39 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 53.5
Write 57.5
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 40.5
36% 48.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 43%
Maxtor STM3320613AS 320GB
222GB free
Firmware: MX15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 108 108 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 120
Write 30.8
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 108
58% 79 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL11-11-11 D3-1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.4
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 19.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 705 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $505
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