Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H55M-USB3  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20101101
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 28 '17 at 22:06
Run Duration267 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 870-$100
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 175
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 412
45% 356 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 430
Nvidia(10DE 0828) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 333 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
3.31% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 4.5
Parallax 3.66
3% 4.06 fps
MRender 5.48
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 3.04
3% 4.25 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.31%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3750640A 750GB
48GB free
Firmware: .3AA Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 71.6
Write 56.4
Mixed 25.3
38% 51.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.25
63% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 40%
Seagate ST3500630A 500GB-$87
30GB free
Firmware: .3AA Max speed: UDMA 100 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 63.1
Write 68.9
Mixed 26.1
39% 52.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.31
72% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 42%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0003LVM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
null MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.9% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 7.2
MC Mixed 6.2
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.7
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H55M-USB3 Builds (Compare 266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $128
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