Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics120% 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.
Boot Drive43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140424
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateJun 19 '17 at 09:09
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 220
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 598
63% 504 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 205
Parallax 211
126% 190 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 186
Splatting 132
122% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 446
Write 224
Mixed 270
69% 313 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 12.6
4K Mixed 5.71
38% 11.4 MB/s
DQ Read 17.1
DQ Write 14.1
DQ Mixed 5.55
7% 12.2 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 56%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
127GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 117
Write 139
Mixed 99.6
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.44
125% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
110GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 156
Mixed 158
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.31
125% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C11-4GIS 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 0420 F3-1600C11-4GIS 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 17.9
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 57.5%
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 2,131 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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