Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 03 '18 at 02:21
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 135
2-Core 268
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 719
69% 571 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 195
Parallax 178
150% 186 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 180
Splatting 121
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo X1 120G 120GB
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0510E
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 481
Write 361
Mixed 322
86% 388 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 43
148% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 219
186% 269 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 97%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$23
403GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 60 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 64
Mixed 46
SusWrite 59.8
42% 57.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24
29GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 110 112 108 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 106
Write 89.5
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 110
68% 92 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8GX 0420 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
34.7% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 10
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 57%

 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 716 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: $499
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