Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 92 2-Core 185 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 321 46% 336 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 34.9 Reflection 51.6 Parallax 48.1 28% 44.9 fps	Gravity 42.6 Splatting 44.2 39% 43.4 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.78% Terrible	Lighting 1.87 Reflection 5.81 Parallax 6.16 2% 4.61 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 8.3 5% 6.16 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.78% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 31 32 29 34 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 73 73 70 69 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 81 Write 110 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 67.4 57% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 195% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 86 90 82 82 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 59.7 Write 141 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 80.9 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 214% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	219x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	121x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	101x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	38x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples	24x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16