Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte H97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 20:00
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 96 2-Core 180 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 277 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 71 73 69 63 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 151 Write 120 Mixed 166 SusWrite 69.8 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 22.8 103% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 85 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 95.6 74% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 219GB free Firmware: JPFOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 74 71 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 75.7 Write 76.7 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 74.4 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 50%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 139GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 128 126 128 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 59 SusWrite 128 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 74%
Kingston DT microDuo 16GB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID 16a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 7.9 5.7 4.8 5.7 6.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	8.07% Terrible	Read 21 Write 13 Mixed 15 SusWrite 7.1 18% 14 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.2 84% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.07% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 13 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-H97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,329 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	283x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	169x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	152x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	129x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	86x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	88x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	68x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	38x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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