Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.6% 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 Drive92.2% 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
2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 24 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory14.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '23 at 07:53
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 551
61% 480 Pts
64-Core 561
35% 561 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4096 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Lighting 93.9
Reflection 96.8
Parallax 88.6
76% 93.1 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 84.9
Splatting 77.6
77% 96.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 128 132 128 129 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 371
Write 202
Mixed 260
SusWrite 135
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 51
193% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 194
153% 212 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 183 186 184 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 186
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 183
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.3
264% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Samsung HM250HI 250GB-$50
82GB free
Firmware: 2AC101C4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 61.1
Write 33.4
Mixed 39
SusWrite 41.7
32% 43.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 29.6%
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 above expectations (73rd percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.6%
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 703 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: $504
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