Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. 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 66.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 07:44
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.2% Good	Memory 74.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 191 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 309 44% 326 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 0939) ≥ 4GB CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.1% Terrible	Lighting 9.43 Reflection 11.2 Parallax 7.88 8% 9.49 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 9.83 Splatting 10.7 9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 8.1% Great: 36%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 3.93 Reflection 6.54 Parallax 6.75 3% 5.74 fps	MRender 8.57 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.7 5% 6.21 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,365 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM08D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 162 196 198 194 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 211 Write 217 Mixed 173 SusWrite 180 44% 195 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 17.4 66% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 43.5 DQ Mixed 25.9 34% 63.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 354GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 86 95 95 94 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 72.9 Write 72.2 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 89.9 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 146% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 326GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 101 101 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 85.6 Write 93 Mixed 60 SusWrite 99.3 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 768GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 135 139 139 139 138 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 84.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 135 61% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 97%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 201GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 53.1 Mixed 40.1 SusWrite 56.6 70% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston 99U5471-025.A00LF 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston 99U5471-020.A00LF 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.5% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 44%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	487x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	338x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x

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	125x

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	57x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16