Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '17 at 00:58
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 245
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 665
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 152
Parallax 127
118% 141 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 143
Splatting 112
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 256GB-$203
59GB free
Firmware: 1.13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 521
Write 344
Mixed 404
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 85.4
4K Mixed 17.3
111% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 21.7
76% 168 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Mushkin Triactor 240GB-$30
40GB free
Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 489
Write 261
Mixed 263
74% 338 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 61
4K Mixed 29
126% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 17
63% 140 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 8.5
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 10.7
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 61%

 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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