Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.3% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '23 at 05:44
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 177 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 318 41% 311 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 545.92 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 46 Parallax 41.1 37% 44.1 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 35.9 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 329 102 106 77 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 328 Mixed 339 SusWrite 169 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48 170% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 358 267% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 71GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 400 388 413 439 436 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 365 Mixed 350 SusWrite 399 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 48.1 169% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 357 267% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 37GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 78 79 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 73.7 Write 75.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 79.4 49% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 19GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.6 4.5 4.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 155 Write 6.5 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 3.9 33% 43.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x2GB 89 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 14 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 14.6 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 79.9 50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 54%

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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	40	20	60	24"	1280 720	IVM6113 PLE2483H

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	327x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	292x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	159x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	166x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	148x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	85x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
MX500 1TBCrucial $80Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	44x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	76x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	44x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $425

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16