Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.5% 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	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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 19:52
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 605 64% 512 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.8% Very good	Lighting 91.4 Reflection 130 Parallax 84.3 74% 102 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 76.3 Splatting 72.3 69% 87.1 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 130 137 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 363 Write 191 Mixed 256 SusWrite 134 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 48.3 175% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 196 153% 212 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 699GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 168 169 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 172 Mixed 105 SusWrite 170 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 109%
Samsung HM250HI 250GB-$50 4,831 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 120GB free Firmware: 2AC101C4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 38.6 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 62.2 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59% 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 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	50	111	8	144	27"	1920 1080	GSM5B71 27GL650F

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	220x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	121x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	101x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	39x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples	24x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16