Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150920
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 02:02
Run Duration63 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 685
68% 555 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD1A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
49% Average
Read 87.6
Write 83
Mixed 83.8
64% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.36
4K Mixed 0.44
95% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 17.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21.9
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 189 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $371
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