Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26% 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 Drive29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime7.6 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 17:53
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 205
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 402
54% 400 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 2761) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 28.2
Parallax 40.8
24% 33 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 37.4
Splatting 31.4
29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 240GB-$50
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM07.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 59 43 18 3.5 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 448
Write 252
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 46.3
41% 190 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 3.3
33% 8.7 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 85%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
301GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 56 56 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 46.5
Write 47.5
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 54.9
34% 46.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 49%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40
559GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 108 109 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 137
Write 115
Mixed 104
SusWrite 108
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 64%

 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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