Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.8% 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	55.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 55.8 2-Core 126 53% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 507 42% 361 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 2272) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 12.1 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 45.2 10% 30.2 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 37 27% 32.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 202GB free Firmware: 0C3F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^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 1843 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 690 (64) Unknown 100 100 534528 (65) Unknown 100 100 159616 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 30 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 163 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1367 (B7) Unknown 100 100 3 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 100 176094511131 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 893 (EA) Unknown 100 100 672 (F1) Unknown 100 100 759 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1408 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	58.6% Above average	Read 466 Write 256 Mixed 163 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 29.9 4K Mixed 7.76 60% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 58.1 DQ Mixed 26.9 55% 117 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 129043543 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 -120370753430383 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2105 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 84 (B1) Unknown 0 0 96 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 43 42952491036 (C2) HDA temperature 28 43 42952491036 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 129043543 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 129043543 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 129043543 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 12056 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11303 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11303 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10829	55.5% Above average	Read 439 Write 139 Mixed 197 56% 258 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 16.1 81% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 45.6 55% 95.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 568GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 167 2408 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3523 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 1 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7154 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2088 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 59 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3467 (C2) HDA temperature 111 100 32 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.4% Excellent	Read 163 Write 138 Mixed 145 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.31 88% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.M16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 17.8 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 3.5 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 61%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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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	337x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	125x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	57x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	56x
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 $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