Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime13.2 Days
Run DateJun 09 '18 at 05:16
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 93.6
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 375
49% 371 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
EVGA(3842 2956) 2GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30% Below average
Lighting 37.5
Reflection 36
Parallax 36.4
31% 36.6 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 34.9
Splatting 34.5
29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
465GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 88.9
Write 75.7
Mixed 88.2
64% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.34
105% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 145
Write 123
Mixed 149
105% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.21
75% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 112%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
2GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
53% Above average
Read 97.8
Write 86.5
Mixed 79.5
66% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.46
118% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D18ADS3.16FK 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
64.7% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 21
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 21
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $504
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