Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive42.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140506
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 14:12
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 376
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3773) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 107
Parallax 99.2
83% 102 fps
MRender 94.2
Gravity 101
Splatting 97.5
80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 80 60 53 57 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 502
Write 428
Mixed 27.7
SusWrite 86.3
57% 261 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 0.7
49% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 6
DQ Mixed 0.4
25% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 98%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
434GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 446 477 469 481 346 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 482
Mixed 462
SusWrite 414
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 59.6
202% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 125%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
348GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 159 159 159 160 159 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 154
Write 160
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 157
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF Transcend JM1600KLN-4G 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 17.9
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $505
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