Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '20 at 15:18
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (100^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 201 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 378 50% 378 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 809F) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.83% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 2.88 Parallax 1.88 2% 2.35 fps	MRender 2.43 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 1.83 2% 2.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.83% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 288 287 290 291 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 464 Mixed 361 SusWrite 304 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 54.8 185% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 352 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 867GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 194 197 195 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 182 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 195 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Samsung HM750LI 750GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 186GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 42 41 41 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 18.1 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 39.6 21% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 51%
Generic Storage Device 64GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 57GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 18.7 Write 19.5 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 20.3 26% 19.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 5 340% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 21%
Freecom Mobile Drive XXS 320GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 247GB free, PID fc88 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 43 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 27.4 Mixed 32.1 SusWrite 42.1 47% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 21%
Sony Storage Media 32GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID 06b1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 15 14 16 15 14 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	5.57% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 13.2 10% 8.15 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.57% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 4,966 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 18.6 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 21 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 61%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	113x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	60x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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