Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics88.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte H97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.8 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 17:30
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU 67%
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 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
59.1% Above average
Memory 93.9
1-Core 55.3
2-Core 109
56% 86.2 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 224
22% 180 Pts
64-Core 246
15% 246 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 59.1%
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
88.6% Excellent
Lighting 99.6
Reflection 124
Parallax 96.1
81% 107 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 120
Splatting 101
103% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
449GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 129 134 134 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 31.8
Write 59
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 129
47% 64.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 3.1
523% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
398GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 116 123 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 121
Write 113
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 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: 39 39 39 41 42 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Read 38.6
Write 36.4
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 40.3
50% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.9%
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)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 13.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.8%
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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