Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte H97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '18 at 06:13
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 454
61% 453 Pts
64-Core 455
28% 455 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
EVGA(3842 6168) 3GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.3% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 74.2
Parallax 64.8
64% 72.3 fps
MRender 71.8
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 74.4
60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
815GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 164
Write 141
Mixed 153
115% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 2.51
4K Mixed 0.27
117% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 109%
WD WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0 3TB
386GB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 111
Write 101
Mixed 93.1
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.22
86% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 33.1
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,328 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $435
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