Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 00:30
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 598 63% 505 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 35.7 36% 36.9 fps	MRender 31.5 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 34.3 29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 379 364 385 392 394 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 417 Mixed 262 SusWrite 382 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.7 158% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 287 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 9GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 100 103 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 95.3 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 69%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 199GB free Firmware: AX002V SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 81.5 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 93.3 54% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 931GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 108 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 108 129% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 45%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	8.28% Terrible	Read 27.2 Write 8 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 14.8 18% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 8.28% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 99U5474-028.A00LF 9905403-181.A00LF 9905403-181.A00LF 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.7% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 52%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	483x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	337x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	242x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	277x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	124x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x

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

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $334

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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