Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 262
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 660
71% 566 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
62.3% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 81.8
Parallax 72.8
64% 77.9 fps
MRender 79.4
Gravity 72.8
Splatting 65.1
58% 72.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 261 276 276 272 270 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 433
Mixed 344
SusWrite 274
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51.2
191% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 163
151% 232 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 193 192 190 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 143
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 186
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17.7
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18.8
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H97M-D3H Builds (Compare 2,126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H - $84

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $334
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HDDRAMUSB
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