Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics152% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 01 '20 at 00:02
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 214
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 570
59% 475 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 237
Parallax 309
163% 249 fps
MRender 295
Gravity 223
Splatting 136
169% 218 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 152%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 389 390 411 420 374 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 426
Mixed 385
SusWrite 395
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 47.9
156% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 304
243% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 108%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 151 154 159 158 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 108
Write 126
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 153
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.6
202% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 90%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 168 165 167 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 130
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 166
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.9
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,126 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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HDDRAMUSB
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