Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	28.7% 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 Drive	91.4% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '18 at 20:52
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	46.8% Average	Memory 73 1-Core 73.3 2-Core 133 56% 93.2 Pts	4-Core 121 8-Core 131 17% 126 Pts	64-Core 117 7% 117 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Lighting 36.4 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 43 30% 37.3 fps	MRender 29.1 Gravity 30.1 Splatting 36.9 27% 32 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 240GB 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 87 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 64 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 79 (A3) Unknown 100 100 18 (A4) Unknown 100 100 7895 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 47 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 35908 (F2) Unknown 100 100 33320 (F5) Unknown 100 100 31580	91.4% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 400 Mixed 428 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 30.8 140% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 44.5 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 31.1 59% 110 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 119%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 159GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896501945 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1726 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10820 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1612 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1962 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1962 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 197569085470 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	92% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 161 Mixed 151 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.17 68% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,948 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 11.8 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 70%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

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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 $80Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16