Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38% 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 Drive45.9% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141022
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '20 at 10:47
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 221
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 572
63% 496 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38% Below average
Lighting 46.5
Reflection 36.5
Parallax 69.1
38% 50.7 fps
MRender 23.9
Gravity 61.4
Splatting 50.7
38% 45.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 38%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 480GB (2018)-$69
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 11 74 36 3.1 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 420
Write 359
Mixed 214
SusWrite 66.8
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 16.7
69% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 62.5
DQ Mixed 15.4
31% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 60%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34
189GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 56 56 56 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 54.2
Write 56.3
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 56.1
37% 50.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 39%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB
6GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 2.8 3.5 3.1 3.7 4.1 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
4.17% Terrible
Read 18.3
Write 16
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 3.4
15% 12.1 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
16% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.17%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown FLGG45F-D8KMB 1337 FLGG45F-D8KJB 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.7% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,151 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $334
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