Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19% 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 Drive	43% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	15.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 08:46
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 187 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 344 45% 339 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 8516) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Lighting 24.1 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 21 20% 21.1 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 23.5 Splatting 18.2 18% 22.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 73 60 50 62 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	43% Average	Read 182 Write 115 Mixed 155 SusWrite 62.1 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 12.5 96% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 86.2 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 77.5 65% 92.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 102GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 168 171 167 172 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 151 Mixed 72 SusWrite 169 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 112%
Hitachi HTS543225A7A384 250GB 2,305 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 115GB free Firmware: ESBOA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 73 76 73 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 77 Write 77.7 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 73.3 49% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 107GB free Firmware: KC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 91 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 90 Mixed 59 SusWrite 90.1 64% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.8% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.8 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 51%

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

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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 $37Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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