Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '17 at 20:09
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 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 i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 370
50% 371 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4703
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6.58
Parallax 6.62
3% 5.67 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.42 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST3500320AS 120GB
109GB free
Firmware: SBFA10.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
85.7% Excellent
Read 502
Write 440
Mixed 485
106% 476 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 9.97
110% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 30.6
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 9.48
57% 121 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 93%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$75
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 489
Write 343
Mixed 351
87% 394 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 16.9
109% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 68.8
DQ Mixed 16.3
22% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
61.2% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 19.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,476 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $425
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