Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.6% 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	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 07:22
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 584 63% 502 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 61.4 40% 47.5 fps	MRender 31.1 Gravity 50 Splatting 40.4 33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 264 120 129 127 134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 475 Mixed 409 SusWrite 204 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.8 205% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 353 265% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 468 474 480 480 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 487 Mixed 391 SusWrite 472 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 52.2 188% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 256% 326 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 122%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 152 154 154 154 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 153 Write 117 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 152 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 97%
Maxtor OneTouch 250GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 78GB free, PID 7310 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 40.8 Write 41.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 42.9 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.4 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 15.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 62%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI - $112

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	65x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	59x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	60x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	55x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	33x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
MX500 500GBCrucial $35Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	28x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	19x

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Total price: $421

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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