Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141022
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '22 at 21:15
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$99 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 84.3 2-Core 139 57% 96.8 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 338 35% 280 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% MSI(1462 277C) 3GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.8% Poor	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 30.3 Parallax 45.7 34% 39.1 fps	MRender 26.5 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 20.7 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 227 226 238 241 238 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 299 Write 268 Mixed 242 SusWrite 234 59% 261 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 30.6 121% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 194 167% 244 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$33 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 424GB free Firmware: SS16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 94 Write 98.1 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 107 65% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 173 180 182 177 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 175 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 181 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%
Verbatim STORE N GO 64GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 52GB free, PID 0251 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.8 1.8 2.6 3.9 5.8 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	5.04% Terrible	Read 27.7 Write 3.7 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 3.2 9% 9.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.04% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX2400C11D3/8GX 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 16.9 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 60%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	487x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	341x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	278x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	170x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	57x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16