Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte H97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140626
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 17:19
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
64% Good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 91
2-Core 127
67% 104 Pts
4-Core 195
8-Core 207
26% 201 Pts
64-Core 223
14% 223 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.3% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 132
Parallax 95.8
82% 109 fps
MRender 168
Gravity 119
Splatting 98
101% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
449GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 131 121 133 127 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49% Average
Read 41.6
Write 82.1
Mixed 33
SusWrite 128
52% 71.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.3
412% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 49%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
398GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 120 117 123 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 120
Write 117
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 119
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 69%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB
403GB free, PID 3008
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 40 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
18.7% Very poor
Read 40.7
Write 39.4
Mixed 32.1
SusWrite 40.7
52% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1
78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.7%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 12.9
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,329 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $435
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