Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	147% 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 Drive	101% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 800 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 09:19
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 611 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Device(7377 140A) ≥ 4GB; Colorful iGame RTX 3080 CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 226 Parallax 281 158% 233 fps	MRender 272 Gravity 213 Splatting 132 160% 206 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 80 73 74 74 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 451 Mixed 406 SusWrite 112 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.9 191% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 349 263% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 868GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 437 448 452 457 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 465 Mixed 412 SusWrite 444 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49.5 175% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 75GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 98 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 107 Write 105 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 99 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 241GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 98 105 111 109 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 81.7 Write 84.6 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 106 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 64%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	487x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	337x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	57x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	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