Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '16 at 14:27
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	BLR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 67.4 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 191 65% 117 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 356 49% 362 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 72%

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. 20.19.15.4501 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 6.59 3% 5.59 fps	MRender 9.33 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.61 5% 6.39 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 10 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 5 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 54 197570265130 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 104920813 (F7) Unknown 100 100 3286072 (F8) Unknown 100 100 183666 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1265 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	68.9% Good	Read 460 Write 324 Mixed 336 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 20.4 79% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 98.4 DQ Mixed 36.7 57% 110 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 664GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12897288368 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 299 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9845 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 299 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 300 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 300 (C2) HDA temperature 146 146 184685035561 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	86.9% Excellent	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 147 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.2 86% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-064.A00LF 2x8GB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 16.9 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	483x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	337x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	242x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	124x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16