Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.4% 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

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141022
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '24 at 09:23
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 69.9 1-Core 83.5 2-Core 167 61% 107 Pts	4-Core 318 8-Core 313 42% 315 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 72%

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. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	2.55% Terrible	Lighting 2.9 Reflection 1.8 Parallax 4.6 2% 3.1 fps	MRender 4.9 Gravity 2 Splatting 3.8 3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.55% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 305 292 310 308 284 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 444 Write 294 Mixed 286 SusWrite 300 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 22.4 93% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 205 160% 224 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 129%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 447GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 124 123 122 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 101 Write 95.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 123 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 69%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 216GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 75 74 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 76.7 Write 80 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 74.6 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 54%
Samsung HD103UI 1TB 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 606GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 80 78 78 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 82.5 Write 44.7 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 78 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 51%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 607GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 40.3 Mixed 33 SusWrite 41.3 54% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 9905471-073.A00LF 99U5471-052.A00LF 9905471-073.A00LF 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.1% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 11.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 98.8 40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 49%

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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	68	56	60	21.5"	1280 720	BNQ790C BenQ E2200HD

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	490x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	342x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	279x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	171x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	127x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16