Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 04:21
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 99 2-Core 198 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 286 38% 287 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3722) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 58.2 54% 64.3 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 61.7 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 30 19 15 55 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 398 Write 321 Mixed 179 SusWrite 77.2 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 31.9 4K Mixed 10.2 60% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 40.6 46% 79.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 55%
Seagate ST3160215SCE 160GB-$20 2,184 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 84GB free Firmware: 3.ACF SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 63 61 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 63.8 Write 57.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 62.5 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 42%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 903GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 178 175 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 173 Mixed 106 SusWrite 177 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 96 94 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	47% Average	Read 92 Write 104 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 95.5 121% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1 178% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 28,220 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.6 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	290x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	159x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	166x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	147x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	85x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	44x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	76x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	44x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $429

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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