Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '24 at 15:51
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 196 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 524 50% 415 Pts	64-Core 522 32% 522 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V-GEN11SM18EG240GB 240GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 245 93 26 72 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 483 Write 411 Mixed 416 SusWrite 113 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 29.2 133% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 44.7 96% 192 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 92%
MSI M371 1TB 4,388 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 243GB free Firmware: EDFMC0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 806 149 98 88 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 962 Write 1,163 Mixed 1,005 SusWrite 314 194% 861 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 72.9 248% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 847 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 809 598% 790 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 301%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 256GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 125 125 125 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 120 Write 124 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 123 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 373GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 125 128 125 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 119 Write 104 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 126 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown D3H8GL16A8 4x8GB 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns

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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	48	15	60	0"	1920 1080

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Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	338x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16