Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.9% 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 Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '19 at 17:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 226
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 597
65% 517 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Asus Radeon RX 580
Asus(1043 0525) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 24.20.11016.4
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 95.1
56% 77.7 fps
MRender 69.5
Gravity 66
Splatting 59.7
53% 65.1 fps
Poor: 42%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 48 49 56 69 68 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
59% Above average
Read 396
Write 328
Mixed 300
SusWrite 55.3
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 22.4
124% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.8
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 24.7
33% 57.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59%
Great: 92%
WD3200A 320GB
83GB free
Firmware: 03.05B.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 73 73 74 72 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 76.1
Write 72.9
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 72.7
50% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.3
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 20
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $505
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