Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

26 days ago, 26 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 20:46
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 89.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 375 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341A) CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 24.3.1 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.5% Below average	Lighting 40.2 Reflection 55.2 Parallax 60.8 33% 52.1 fps	MRender 56.1 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 39.3 38% 47.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 214 Write 93.8 Mixed 83.5 28% 130 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 27.5 94% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 120 116% 183 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 448 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID c96a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 26.7 Write 10.7 Mixed 16.7 21% 18 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.4 89% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.5 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 0P 3R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	35%	37	202	51	60	26"	1280 720	XXX0000 AAA

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 33%

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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	123x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	96x

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	44x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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