Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 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, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '21 at 00:24
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 252 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 665 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Asus(1043 8813) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 219 Parallax 212 197% 224 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 164 Splatting 0.2 99% 139 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 198 215 207 204 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 341 Mixed 253 SusWrite 212 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.6 172% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 245 209% 307 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 111%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 399GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 199 216 213 208 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 430 Mixed 270 SusWrite 220 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 53.9 188% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 247 208% 305 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 453GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 139 147 154 152 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 150 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 4R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	11%	76	9	7	60	48.5"	1280 720	SAM0A7D SAMSUNG

History: Score 4: 0R 0G 4B | Score 28: 4R 2G 2B

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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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