Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 15:25
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 115
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 536
56% 450 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450
PwrHis(1787 2291) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.872.0.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.12% Terrible
Lighting 1.37
Reflection 2.54
Parallax 1.62
1% 1.84 fps
MRender 1.76
Gravity 0.83
Splatting 1.52
1% 1.37 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.12%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 80 92 87 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 89.7
Write 106
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 86.7
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
53GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 102 84 96 103 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 85.2
Write 62.2
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 95.6
50% 69.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.4
96% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
125GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 114 128 112 124 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 156
Write 102
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 114
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 84%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB
207GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 80 81 81 81 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 78.8
Write 80.1
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 79
94% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 61%
WD Elements 1TB
46GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 52 52 51 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 50.9
100% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99P5474-013.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
56.8% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,126 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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