Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics40.7% 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 Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 05 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 545
58% 465 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Gigabyte(1458 230F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40.7% Average
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 65.6
39% 59.2 fps
MRender 63.2
Gravity 49.9
Splatting 52
45% 55 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 99 93 121 99 103 MB/s
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
68.2% Good
Read 172
Write 126
Mixed 207
SusWrite 108
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 37.5
150% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 124
114% 174 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 87%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 999GB
762GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 103 106 105 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 51
Write 84.3
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 100
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.2
55% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 18.1
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 496 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-H97M-HD3 - $75

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