Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 11 '19 at 03:26
Run Duration241 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 82%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 212
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 311
42% 311 Pts
64-Core 308
19% 308 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.5% Average
Lighting 57.7
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 76.4
47% 67.2 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 56.3
Splatting 55.3
48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2AR20003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 22 24 17 20 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
7.9% Terrible
Read 5.5
Write 31.3
Mixed 11.2
SusWrite 21.7
13% 17.4 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.1
35% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 7.9%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
115GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 135 134 134 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 158
Write 130
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 134
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 109%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
596GB free
Firmware: 2AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 89 89 89 89 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 56.7
Write 18
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 86.2
39% 52.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-159.A01LF KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35.9% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 11.1
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 11.3
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 36%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 190 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $371
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