Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	35.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '24 at 05:08
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$125 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 74.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 188 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 482 51% 409 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 6 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5 3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$25 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 220 18 83 75 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 463 Write 405 Mixed 385 SusWrite 98 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.3 41% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 102 104 103 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 65.8 Write 67.4 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 103 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 38% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	42.5% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.3 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.5 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 61%

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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	69	57	60	24.2"	1280 720	ACR059D ED245Q

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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 $125Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	336x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	298x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	165x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	170x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	152x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	87x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $44Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
MX500 1TBCrucial $82Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	45x

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: 62% - Good

Total price: $401

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