Gigabyte GA-H97N

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79% 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 Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97N  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140610
Uptime18.7 Days
Run DateJun 03 '23 at 01:32
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 195
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 511
53% 424 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79% Very good
Lighting 97
Reflection 110
Parallax 106
79% 105 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 96
Splatting 99.6
79% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 173 186 146 167 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 267
Write 286
Mixed 206
SusWrite 176
53% 234 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 44
136% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 268
223% 322 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.7% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 13.1
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 13.1
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97N Builds (Compare 42 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $178
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