Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.3% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '23 at 11:18
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 191 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 356 46% 350 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.02% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 5.8 3% 3.87 fps	MRender 6.1 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.02% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 343 337 296 195 214 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 421 Write 360 Mixed 231 SusWrite 288 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 28.4 111% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 123 131% 220 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 581GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 66 SusWrite 110 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-401.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-401.A00LF 16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.8 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 60%

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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	70	59	75	23.8"	1280 720	ACR086E K242HYL

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	487x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	339x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	278x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	169x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
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 i5-13600K $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 $45

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