Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.5% 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 Drive	85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 03:54
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 79.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 76% 136 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 387 54% 400 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 3416) CLim: 1393 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.5% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 55.2 Parallax 77.6 47% 63.4 fps	MRender 52.3 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 49.3 43% 53.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 49%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDRE500GB 500GB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614D SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 405 414 371 40 393 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 483 Write 423 Mixed 318 SusWrite 334 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 29.4 109% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 204 171% 244 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 3,471 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 81.7 49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

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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 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	483x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	337x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	242x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	124x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $334

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