Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2351 x 1323 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150920
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '19 at 13:48
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 562
56% 459 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 76
Parallax 66.8
62% 72.9 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 74.7
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 120GB-$80
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 422 430 425 384 400 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 406
Mixed 424
SusWrite 409
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 44
164% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 239
197% 278 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%
PNY SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB
27GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 2.7 3.2 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 424
Write 48.2
Mixed 7.7
SusWrite 3.3
25% 121 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 7.7
54% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 187 188 190 189 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 136
Mixed 81
SusWrite 186
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
Great: 114%
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
49.8% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 49.8%
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 189 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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