Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 11:02
Run Duration	392 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 209 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 351 51% 376 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 63.4 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 57.8 52% 62 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 57.9 Splatting 51.8 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 1334 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 548 (A5) Unknown 100 100 15831550005455 (A6) Unknown 100 100 58 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 160 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 108 (AE) Unknown 100 100 169 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 49 219043332138 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6159084946962 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12977 (EA) Unknown 100 100 20152 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9786 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4852 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	39.7% Below average	Read 466 Write 82.5 Mixed 129 48% 226 MB/s	4K Read 9.91 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 2.96 46% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.9 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 3.29 24% 51.8 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 894GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 170 2300 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 600 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1096 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 262 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15134 (C2) HDA temperature 115 104 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 177 (F1) Unknown 200 200 2994717318 (F2) Unknown 200 200 3405237872	101% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 168 Mixed 158 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 2.41 4K Mixed 0.27 123% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop 1.5TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 643GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 41.2 Mixed 11 37% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.5 71% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 20%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 154GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 29.9 Write 25.3 Mixed 29.8 36% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.11 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.22 70% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 43%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 3600 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	5.17% Terrible	Read 19.3 Write 4.16 Mixed 6.83 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.96 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.02 23% 2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.17% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 6.8 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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