Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.6% 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	The 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 00:22
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing as expected (56^th 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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 164 64% 107 Pts	4-Core 262 8-Core 282 36% 272 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 36.4 Parallax 32.4 28% 34.5 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 34.9 Splatting 34.7 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 74 72 73 83 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 4.5 Write 66 Mixed 12 SusWrite 73.2 28% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 112%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 49GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 52 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 79.5 Write 73 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 53.4 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 69%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 465GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 84 82 83 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 83.7 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 83.5 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D18ADS3.16FK 2x4GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.3 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 17.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 74%

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

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Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	219x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	121x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	101x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	38x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples	24x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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