Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	29.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 09:29
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	66%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 58.1 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 140 51% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 246 33% 246 Pts	64-Core 249 15% 249 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.67% Terrible	Lighting 2.77 Reflection 4.46 Parallax 3.56 2% 3.6 fps	MRender 3.38 Gravity 2.17 Splatting 6.35 4% 3.97 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.67% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 240GB-$50 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 12 5.9 13 11 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 397 Write 11.3 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 17.2 24% 112 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 6.2 33% 9.97 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 27.3 32% 60.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 85%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 84 85 49 116 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 145 Write 138 Mixed 83 SusWrite 69.4 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 87%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 26GB free, PID 0370 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 39 36 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 22 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 37.5 43% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 7.2 22% 7.63 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 5.7 17% 6.07 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 34%

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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-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	113x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	60x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

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Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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