Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.7% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte H97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '21 at 00:09
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 74.7 2-Core 146 61% 101 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 330 44% 326 Pts	64-Core 304 19% 304 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6 3% 4.03 fps	MRender 6.8 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 4% 4.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 42.7 38% 45.7 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 38.2 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 3,709 Write 49.5 Mixed 105 268% 1,288 MB/s	4K Read 459 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 5.2 704% 156 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 336GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 200 199 193 200 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 150 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 199 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-H97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,343 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	283x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	174x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	155x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	154x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	129x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	87x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	34x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	88x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	69x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	38x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $435

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16