Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	25.5% 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	75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140402
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 157 60% 103 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 181 28% 200 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.5% Poor	Lighting 29.8 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 37.2 24% 32.5 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 36 Splatting 30 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 28%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4251 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.04% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6 3% 3.97 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.8 4% 4.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.04% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 159 200 90 52 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 392 Write 320 Mixed 322 SusWrite 116 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 36.9 125% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 298 224% 298 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 173 189 188 186 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 200 Mixed 38 SusWrite 186 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 109 123 128 115 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 46 Write 165 Mixed 39 SusWrite 125 68% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 92% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 66 66 66 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 64 Write 67 Mixed 48 SusWrite 66.2 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 2,772 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	290x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	159x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	166x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	147x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	85x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
MX500 1TBCrucial $86Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	44x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	76x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	44x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $444

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 $184	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) $35	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