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Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte H97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	23.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60 13,224 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 93.6 2-Core 180 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 443 48% 381 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.74% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 5.81 Parallax 6.19 3% 5.25 fps	MRender 8.76 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.22 5% 6.08 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.74% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 676 Write 479 Mixed 424 116% 526 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 42 156% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 483 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 255 215% 320 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
Seagate ST3250824AS 250GB-$148 4,794 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 16GB free Firmware: 3.ADH SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 40 37 39 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 38 Write 35.2 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 38.1 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 37%
HGST HDN 726050ALE610 5TB 106GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 24 27 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.4% Poor	Read 113 Write 124 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 23.5 100% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 75% 1.03 MB/s

HGST HDN 724030ALE640 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 54GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 24 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.4% Poor	Read 70.7 Write 75.7 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 23.1 57% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 39%
HGST HDN 726060ALE614 6TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 271GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 24 24 24 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.4% Poor	Read 134 Write 120 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 23.1 104% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 81%
WDC WD20 EZRX-00DC0B0 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 13GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 67 70 70 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 68.3 116% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 50%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 0GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 36 Write 44.7 Mixed 21.3 43% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 49% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 63%

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Typical GA-H97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,380 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	294x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	180x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	157x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	132x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	90x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	42x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	34x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	92x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	70x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	38x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $415

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $240	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $365