Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.7% 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)
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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 14 '16 at 02:02
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 386
54% 398 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Lighting 64.7
Reflection 67.1
Parallax 60.9
53% 64.2 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 60.5
Splatting 53
50% 62 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
703GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 137
Write 147
Mixed 31
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.19
76% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya M2F8G64CC8HD5N-DI 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.4
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 19.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $334
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