Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive33.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150920
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 02:45
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 561
57% 463 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.1% Good
Lighting 80
Reflection 79.8
Parallax 69.8
65% 76.6 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 75.9
Splatting 78.3
62% 75.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 28 26 33 28 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 494
Write 378
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 75.9
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
34% 8.47 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 100%
PNY SSD2SC120G5LC709B121-510 120GB
34GB free
Firmware: 560ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 2.3 2 3.1 3.5 3.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 416
Write 57.7
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 4.2
25% 121 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 7.8
54% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 181 185 185 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 146
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 184
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBXL 1318 DATEN 4GD16 10/13 Kingston 9905471-006.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.7% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 15.4
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 50%

 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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