Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics59.2% 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 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 01 '17 at 05:56
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 92.3
2-Core 185
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 347
47% 349 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.2% Above average
Lighting 74
Reflection 76.6
Parallax 67.1
60% 72.6 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 67.7
Splatting 71
57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250312CS 250GB-$90
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 79.3
Write 67.3
Mixed 27.8
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.23
62% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-015.A00LF 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 16.3
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 189 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $371
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