Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.09% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 12:23
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 212
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 569
60% 478 Pts
64-Core 559
35% 559 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 1117) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 266 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.09% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 4.42
Parallax 3.03
3% 3.75 fps
MRender 4.48
Gravity 4.03
Splatting 3.04
3% 3.85 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.09%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GSSD360S 256GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0921A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 309 310 312 306 309 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 440
Write 308
Mixed 202
SusWrite 312
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 12.7
107% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 77.4
88% 146 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
45GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 160 168 161 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 156
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 160
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS1GLK64V6H Kingston 99U5471-037.A00LF TS1GLK64V6H Kingston 99U5471-037.A00LF 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.6% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 15.7
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 18.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 703 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $504
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