Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive88.1% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 19:46
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 592
61% 494 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 137 141 141 132 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 380
Write 207
Mixed 256
SusWrite 135
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.6
178% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 193
151% 209 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
622GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 147 149 150 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 151
Mixed 102
SusWrite 148
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 109%
Samsung HM250HI 250GB-$50
120GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 60 59 60 61 60 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Read 61.3
Write 30.6
Mixed 44.4
SusWrite 59.7
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $505
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HDDRAMUSB
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