Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.7% 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.
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.

Run History

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, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '23 at 18:11
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Memory 82 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 197 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 322 42% 315 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 288 Parallax 349 249% 314 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 256 Splatting 187 208% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 831GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 394 459 485 485 484 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 437 Mixed 338 SusWrite 443 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 30.8 109% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 172 169 168 172 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 81 Write 140 Mixed 68 SusWrite 171 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 221% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M1A1600C9 Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 16 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 496 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	113x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	60x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

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Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	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