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Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '20 at 11:37
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 212
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 584
61% 491 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 81%
 Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 492
Write 458
Mixed 314
94% 421 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54
194% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 177
182% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA500CM10003 500GB
187GB free
Firmware: STRSD013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 494 493 458 415 458 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 487
Mixed 478
SusWrite 466
109% 485 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 65.5
226% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 366
274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑
This bench: 135%
 Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
63GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 107 108 106 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 183
Write 150
Mixed 87
SusWrite 108
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 83.4%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
57.2% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 57.2%
 Great: 62%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-H97-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,477 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples328x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples292x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples159x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples166x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples148x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples86x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples57x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples49x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples44x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples76x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples44x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $429
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4060 $288Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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