Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.4% 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 Drive	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '20 at 19:53
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SLV-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 206 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 573 57% 464 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$295 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 874D) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.4% Above average	Lighting 84.5 Reflection 80.6 Parallax 13.4 69% 59.5 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 5.97 Splatting 53.2 35% 42.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03070009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 80 63 70 58 95 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.5% Above average	Read 282 Write 106 Mixed 170 SusWrite 78.6 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 34.2 103% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 28.1 DQ Mixed 120 80% 98.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 100%
Adata SU630 240GB 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 60GB free Firmware: P190710b SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 432 431 436 426 425 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 438 Mixed 410 SusWrite 431 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 40 150% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 227 171% 224 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 122GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 85 87 86 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 90.5 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 85.4 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 58%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 13,169 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 1665 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 3.2 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	4.5% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 1.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 2.9 7% 7.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.5% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-012.A00LF Samsung M391B5273CH0-YH9 8GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 14.2 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 54%

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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	220x
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	39x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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