Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.9% 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 Drive118% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 09:35
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 above expectations (75th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 573
57% 464 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120
PwrHis(1787 200F) 2GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Lighting 21.9
Reflection 23.5
Parallax 30.6
18% 25.3 fps
MRender 21.5
Gravity 22.3
Splatting 22.4
18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 443 450 451 454 454 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 463
Mixed 429
SusWrite 445
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 53.2
174% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 290
237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 127%
V-gen12sm19ar1024sdkm2 1TB 1TB
657GB free
Firmware: S1022A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 394 401 405 405 404 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 394
Mixed 354
SusWrite 397
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 22.6
121% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 32
82% 168 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 28 29 29 28 29 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
10.4% Very poor
Read 60.7
Write 141
Mixed 112
SusWrite 31.9
20% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 1.7
DQ Write 2.3
DQ Mixed 1.7
1% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 10.4%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-159.A01LF 99U5403-159.A01LF 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.9
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 59%

 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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