Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '23 at 22:41
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Memory 56.8 1-Core 93 2-Core 185 61% 112 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 516 51% 418 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.51% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 4.1 2% 2.97 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 1.9 Splatting 3.6 3% 3.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.51% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 578GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR054 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 345 193 65 217 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 316 Write 301 Mixed 341 SusWrite 172 64% 282 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 1 73% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 53.3 DQ Mixed 1 22% 54.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 93 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 93.6 Write 70.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 92.7 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 57%
WD My Book Essentials 1.5TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 904GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 27 0 4.5 36 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 50.8 Write 34.6 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 23.1 43% 34 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 21%
ST12000V N0008-2PH103 12TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 158 161 169 179 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 194 Write 190 Mixed 164 SusWrite 167 241% 179 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.6 312% 8.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 86%
ST12000N E0008-2JF101 12TB 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 162 168 179 174 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	112% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 179 Mixed 179 SusWrite 167 247% 185 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 1.6 564% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 4.6 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 1.3 398% 5.27 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,383 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	29.2% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 9.9 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 3.6 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 5.5 16% 5.57 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	36	26	0	84.6"	1280 720	SAM0D42 SAMSUNG

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	220x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	121x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	101x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	39x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples	24x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16