Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.4% 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	43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '21 at 18:34
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 206 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 557 52% 431 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 38.4 Parallax 53 34% 44.2 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 50.6 Splatting 40.3 39% 48.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 57 86 0.8 29 29 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 442 Write 362 Mixed 260 SusWrite 51 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 15 62% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 62 DQ Write 90.6 DQ Mixed 20.5 31% 57.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 58%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 127GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 362 65 65 65 64 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 486 Write 413 Mixed 352 SusWrite 148 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 31.3 135% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 33.7 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 135 118% 165 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 94%
OOS1000G 1TB 4,080 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 517GB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 157 157 156 156 157 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 154 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 374GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 73 74 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 74.3 Write 69.5 Mixed 46.4 SusWrite 73.6 48% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 798GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 89 90 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 179 Write 150 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 88.6 158% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 74%
Intenso External USB 3.0 4TB 60 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2TB free, PID 578e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 144 143 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 136 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 143 172% 129 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 1.1 476% 6.33 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 0.6 400% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%
Kingston DT 101 II 16GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID 1625 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.6 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.03% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 9.2 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 7.6 13% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.03% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.9 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 63%

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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	327x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	292x
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	148x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	85x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 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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Total price: $429

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16