Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140626
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 20:29
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 182 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 352 48% 359 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.2% Average	Lighting 52.9 Reflection 64.1 Parallax 54.4 43% 57.2 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 52.4 Splatting 50.9 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 106 94 99 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 172 Mixed 165 SusWrite 96.8 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 24.6 110% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 145 118% 166 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 85%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 571GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 48.8 Write 64.5 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 57.8 48% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 206% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 63%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 117 119 122 121 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 120 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF 99U5471-047.A00LF 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.7% Below average	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 14.1 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 52%

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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%

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Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 - $75

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	113x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	75x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	60x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	53x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	41x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	11x

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Total price: $384

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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