Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	9.88% 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '23 at 16:03
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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-$87 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Memory 73.7 1-Core 95.4 2-Core 169 65% 113 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 242 31% 236 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.8% 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: 516.94 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	9.88% Terrible	Lighting 12 Reflection 13.9 Parallax 10.2 10% 12 fps	MRender 10.6 Gravity 12.5 Splatting 13.3 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.88% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 355 Write 305 Mixed 248 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 37.6 145% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 144 130% 203 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2AR10002 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 77 Write 86.9 Mixed 47.6 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 59%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 341GB free Firmware: AX1P1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 19 20 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 181GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 17 18 18 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 442GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 130 135 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 137 Write 134 Mixed 93 SusWrite 132 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 109%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 19GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 16.9 Write 3 Mixed 13.2 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 11%

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	50% Above average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.1 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	339x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	278x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	169x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	126x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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