Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics8.55% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive43.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 26 '23 at 15:07
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4160-$79
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Memory 41.4
1-Core 92.8
2-Core 131
50% 88.5 Pts
4-Core 179
8-Core 217
26% 198 Pts
64-Core 232
14% 232 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Gigabyte(1458 3555) 2GB
CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 474.30
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.55% Terrible
Lighting 9.5
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 12.3
8% 12 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 12.3
Splatting 11.2
10% 12.5 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.55%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
513GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 65 302 343 358 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 372
Write 331
Mixed 320
SusWrite 197
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 53.4
4K Mixed 0.4
56% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 56.8
DQ Write 27.6
DQ Mixed 0.5
12% 28.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 99U5584-020.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.7% Below average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 8.6
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 196
20% 196 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 493 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

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