Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43.6% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.4 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 16 '19 at 04:54
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 72.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 210 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 395 54% 400 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 3687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 39.6 Parallax 52.2 34% 44.4 fps	MRender 51.9 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 37.6 36% 45.6 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 35%
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)	3.9% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 6.54 Parallax 6.75 3% 5.73 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.83 5% 6.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.9% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,365 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM08D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 163 190 200 181 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 212 Write 215 Mixed 172 SusWrite 175 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 16.9 69% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 44 DQ Mixed 24.2 32% 60 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 340GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 72 96 101 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 61.2 Write 69 Mixed 46 SusWrite 92.2 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 143% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 326GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 81 99 102 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 99 Write 59.9 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 95.5 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 768GB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 72.7 Write 70.9 Mixed 48 SusWrite 81.8 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 97%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 199GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 55 58 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 72 Write 52.9 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 56.5 72% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 110% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.5% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 12.1 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 63%

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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	487x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	339x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	278x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	169x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	57x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16