Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 09:35
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 113 53% 85 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 278 27% 220 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200 6,989 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Sapphire(174B A004) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Lighting 2.5 Reflection 3 Parallax 2 2% 2.5 fps	MRender 1.9 Gravity 1 Splatting 1.9 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 7.1 27 39 92 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 386 Write 213 Mixed 145 SusWrite 58.9 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 28.6 4K Mixed 6.7 42% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 95.1 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 21.2 24% 43.8 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 55%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 904GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 72 80 96 98 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 78.5 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.2 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
ZION4GBDDR3PC1600 2x4GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 58%

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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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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

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