Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '20 at 18:55
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 195 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 377 48% 364 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 130 236 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sapphire(174B 9440) 1.5GB Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	2.91% Terrible	Lighting 3.37 Reflection 5.73 Parallax 1.12 3% 3.41 fps	MRender 5.76 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 3.87 3% 4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.91% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Taisu SSD256G 256GB 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 5.8 71 15 4.1 9.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.3% Average	Read 453 Write 366 Mixed 327 SusWrite 54 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 0.3 87% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 63.4 DQ Write 4.2 DQ Mixed 0.3 9% 22.6 MB/s

Tph00402 999GB 0 3TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 856GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 123 124 125 126 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 147 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 124 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 87%
External USB 3.0 3TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 550GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 171 173 177 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 159 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 173 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 101%
SAMSUNG HD103UI 1TB 409GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 38 52 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.4% Below average	Read 87.8 Write 44.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 49.2 69% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.27 MB/s

ST350031 2CS 500GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 49.5 105% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 43%
ST332031 0CS 320GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 143GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 62 60 50 30 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.7% Poor	Read 53.5 Write 52.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 51.3 63% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 31%
ST310005 20AS 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 561GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 24 8.5 21 30 28 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 90.5 Write 47.8 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 18.7 60% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 38%
Seagate External Drive 160GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 103GB free, PID 0503 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 32 Write 32 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 30 40% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 67%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	492x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	344x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	246x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	279x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	173x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	128x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	58x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	57x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	28x

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