Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.98% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '22 at 14:55
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4360-$77 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 187 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 276 8-Core 280 37% 278 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 745 (OEM)-$60 26,874 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Nvidia(10DE 1065) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1032 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 473.04 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	9.98% Terrible	Lighting 12.1 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 9.2 10% 12.7 fps	MRender 10.6 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 13.6 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.98% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 209GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 403 Write 484 Mixed 302 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 46.1 185% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 147 131% 203 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 262GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR10002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83.1 Write 59.8 Mixed 49 48% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 106% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 59%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 447GB free Firmware: AX1P1A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,350 Write 58.6 Mixed 82.6 1,073% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 865 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.3 36,338% 290 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 257GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,504 Write 54.3 Mixed 89.7 1,110% 1,549 MB/s	4K Read 872 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.8 36,672% 292 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 659GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 147 154 154 154 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 153 Mixed 105 SusWrite 153 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 17GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 4.1 4.4 3.6 3.1 2.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	4.17% Terrible	Read 17.3 Write 2.8 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 3.3 9% 8.3 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.17% Great: 11%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3.5TB free, PID a0a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 39 38 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 32.4 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 38 47% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M379B5273CH0-CH9 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. M379B5273CH0-CH9 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.1% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 53%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	487x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	338x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	57x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

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Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16