Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 08:05
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing way below expectations (10^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 way below expectations (12^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 175 63% 111 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 315 39% 296 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 94.4 Reflection 91.8 Parallax 102 77% 96.1 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 89.1 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 104 112 106 115 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 416 Write 365 Mixed 326 SusWrite 135 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 39.2 132% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 221 197% 298 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 118%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 827GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 572 580 524 530 536 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 596 Write 554 Mixed 568 SusWrite 531 127% 562 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 44.8 144% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 696 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 488 372% 513 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 276%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 12 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 37 Write 38.7 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 12.6 21% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS5C1010CLA 1TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 123GB free Firmware: JC4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 32.7 Write 29 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 10.4 19% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 63%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 13 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 39 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 12.5 23% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 80.2 Write 80.1 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 85.4 103% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 12.7 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 50%

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

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

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

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	220x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	121x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	101x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	49x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	49x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	43x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	39x
KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 51%, 42 samples	24x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $505

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16