Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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. 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '24 at 07:57
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 68.9 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 191 67% 119 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 362 48% 360 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 156 Parallax 152 125% 154 fps	MRender 194 Gravity 148 Splatting 122 123% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 7.2 8.1 5 4.8 5.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 340GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 7.2 8.1 5.1 4.9 5.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 116GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 6.8 6.7 4.7 4.6 4.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 906GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 57 65 41 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 125 Write 87.5 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 61.5 64% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 114%
WD Elements SE 2622 4TB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 2622 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 27 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 51.2 Write 34.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 10.7 38% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 65%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 2,465 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 53GB free, PID 2320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 53 56 39 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 67.5 Write 41.8 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 44.2 61% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 12.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 65%

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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	909	219	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F44 BenQ XL2730Z

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	220x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	121x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	101x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	39x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples	24x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16