Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30% 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	59.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 18:50
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 (100^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 182 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 348 48% 356 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30% Below average	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 45.7 31% 39 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 39.7 29% 34.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 113 1.1 66 14 89 MB/s Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.6% Above average	Read 260 Write 109 Mixed 186 SusWrite 57.5 34% 153 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 24.2 119% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 132 128% 197 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 85%
WD WD5000AVVS-63H0B1 500GB 11,411 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 230GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 63 61 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 96.3 Write 92 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 62 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 316GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 98 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 90.2 Mixed 53 SusWrite 97.2 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-017.A00LF 9905471-011.A00LF 8GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	53.2% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

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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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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