Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.3% 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 Drive	92.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '20 at 18:48
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 217 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 585 63% 500 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 41.7 Parallax 36.7 35% 40.5 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 34.5 30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB-$58 2,054 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 232 228 205 216 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 389 Write 235 Mixed 251 SusWrite 201 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 48.6 173% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 182 155% 230 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI - $112

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	66x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	59x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	60x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	55x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	33x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	28x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	19x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16