Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150920
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 04 '18 at 02:53
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 215
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 516
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 68.2
64% 74.6 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 71.3
58% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 91 74 87 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 400
Write 142
Mixed 193
SusWrite 82.8
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 35.7
147% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 139
111% 157 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73%
Great: 76%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
80GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
21% Poor
Read 40.8
Write 38.5
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 40.5
51% 37.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 1318 DATEN 4GD16 10/13 Kingston 9905471-006.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
50.1% Above average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 16.4
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 190 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $371
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