Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 19:23
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 194
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 383
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36BD) 2GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.25
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 46.8
Reflection 45.6
Parallax 41.8
38% 44.7 fps
MRender 40
Gravity 41.2
Splatting 36.7
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
727GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 165
Mixed 95.1
107% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.25
93% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.2% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 493 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

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