Gigabyte GA-H87M-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.76% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H87M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140502
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 17 '18 at 13:01
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 below expectations (19th percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 65.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 209
70% 128 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 537
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.76% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 6.19
Parallax 6.03
3% 5.35 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 7.13
5% 6.03 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.76%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,280
Write 4,479
Mixed 4,805
1,082% 4,855 MB/s
4K Read 407
4K Write 234
4K Mixed 283
1,102% 308 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 597
DQ Mixed 698
531% 724 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
920GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 157 159 161 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 156
Mixed 85
SusWrite 159
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 12 15 11 13 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
4.67% Terrible
Read 10.5
Write 12.2
Mixed 9.5
SusWrite 12.9
16% 11.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 4.67%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-037.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 15.8
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 14.2
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H87M-HD3 Builds (Compare 311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-HD3 - $70

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $264
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