Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.8% 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 Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 06:22
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 604
67% 525 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB; GV-N105TOC-4GD
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.8% Below average
Lighting 38.6
Reflection 31
Parallax 37.2
32% 35.6 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 35.4
Splatting 35.3
29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 395
Mixed 426
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 48.6
170% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 114
141% 251 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 111%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS1GLK64V6H 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 16.5
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $505
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