Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.9% 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 Drive45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJun 15 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 360
44% 340 Pts
64-Core 388
24% 388 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36D2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 45.3
Reflection 43.7
Parallax 39.4
37% 42.8 fps
MRender 39.1
Gravity 40
Splatting 35.2
31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
45% Average
Read 411
Write 107
Mixed 146
48% 221 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 9.27
67% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 23.1
29% 49.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 45%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
299GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 102
Write 105
Mixed 108
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.11
44% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 113%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
13GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
22.2% Poor
Read 36.6
Write 40.4
Mixed 38.9
29% 38.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97N-WIFI Builds (Compare 556 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI - $112

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