Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	16 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '23 at 17:25
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 196 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 527 55% 442 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 52.6 Parallax 127 115% 107 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 104 Splatting 90 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$70 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 440 Write 429 Mixed 341 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 43 141% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 228 207% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 54GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 426 Write 278 Mixed 355 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 46.9 150% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 248 216% 320 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 269GB free Firmware: CV23 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 85.9 Write 101 Mixed 57.6 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 682GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 58.4 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1600KLH-8G 4x8GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	54	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0B45 S24D300

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	490x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	342x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	279x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	127x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	57x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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