Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
ProcessorWith 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 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics80.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '19 at 01:21
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 60%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
61% Good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 79.7
2-Core 142
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 213
8-Core 230
29% 222 Pts
64-Core 244
15% 244 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2004 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.3% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 108
Parallax 102
82% 103 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 93.1
Splatting 97.3
78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 197 50 144 173 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 400
Write 395
Mixed 331
SusWrite 151
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 64.2
4K Mixed 17.1
90% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 203
180% 270 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 97%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
616GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 167 169 168 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 142
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 169
92% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.7% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.6
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 10.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $334
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HDDRAMUSB
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