Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 21 '17 at 13:44
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 80%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 345
44% 333 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100
CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.2
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Lighting 26.6
Reflection 2.92
Parallax 2.44
22% 10.7 fps
MRender 0.1
Gravity 0.07
Splatting 0.09
0% 0.08 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 20%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
1.51% Terrible
Lighting 1.23
Reflection 3
Parallax 2.38
1% 2.2 fps
MRender 3.38
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 3.26
2% 3.04 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.51%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
643GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 140
Write 140
Mixed 127
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.26
99% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
53.2% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 17.3
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 14
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,470 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: 58% - Above average Total price: $444
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