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Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% 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 Drive154% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '22 at 11:38
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 90.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 192
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 569
55% 450 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 45.2
Reflection 46.5
Parallax 41.4
37% 44.4 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 42.1
Splatting 36.8
32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 636 640 640 639 574 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 669
Write 637
Mixed 638
SusWrite 626
145% 642 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 56.5
187% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 775
DQ Write 602
DQ Mixed 684
513% 687 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 154%
Great: 332%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$112
150GB free
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 355 358 356 354 361 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 465
Mixed 392
SusWrite 355
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 42.8
156% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 352
267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$85
213GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 106 112 112 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 81.4
Write 98.8
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 110
67% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 112%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 129 128 130 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 105
Write 120
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 130
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.8
248% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 63%

 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 741 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: $482
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