Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	204% 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	91.2% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (63%). 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, 13 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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '23 at 11:05
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 60.6 1-Core 94 2-Core 174 61% 109 Pts	4-Core 249 8-Core 232 33% 241 Pts	64-Core 220 14% 220 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.5% 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 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	204% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 270 Parallax 314 241% 293 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 258 Splatting 188 208% 265 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 625GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 359 404 462 467 441 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 404 Mixed 342 SusWrite 404 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 32.9 111% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 166 164 171 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	63% Good	Read 50.4 Write 97 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 168 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 173% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63% 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	39.9% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 5.1 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 126 32% 126 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.9% 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 495 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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Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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