Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMar 10 '17 at 07:01
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 228
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 433
58% 434 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
EVGA(3842 2754) 2GB
CLim: 1489 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Lighting 22
Reflection 18.1
Parallax 19
18% 19.7 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 21.7
Splatting 18.9
18% 22.2 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 99.3
Write 97.7
Mixed 99.6
75% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.35
89% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
34% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 9.4
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10.7
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,135 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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