Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '20 at 21:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 602
62% 498 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1C3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 217 227 49 8.6 17 MB/s
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
71.9% Very good
Read 161
Write 88.8
Mixed 271
SusWrite 130
37% 163 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 40.2
144% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 188
170% 256 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 102%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 130 133 128 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 145
Write 134
Mixed 75.6
SusWrite 130
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 189 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-Gaming 3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $371
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