Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	95.8% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '18 at 01:04
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 98 2-Core 187 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 363 49% 368 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 72%

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) 1.5GB Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3540 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: X211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 17481 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 397 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 51 (A8) Unknown 100 100 219 (A9) Unknown 100 100 771 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 83 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 37 158914248730 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 588 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 21907 (F1) Unknown 253 253 7442 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9603 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	95.8% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 479 Mixed 456 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 19.3 119% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 56.6 102% 205 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 708GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 64793176 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4272 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 4300284947 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20213 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 397 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 62 437518360 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10313 (C2) HDA temperature 24 40 34359738392 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -40415642253270 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4368516992 (F2) Unknown 100 253 40559971118	87.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 149 Mixed 158 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.24 87% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13 1,615 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 9GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 34.7 Mixed 35.2 45% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.56 4K Write 0.62 4K Mixed 0.06 36% 1.42 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-134.A00LF 2x2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 63%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-H97M-HD3 Builds (Compare 495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	113x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	60x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 50% - Average

Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16