Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.5% 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 Drive83.7% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock H97M Pro4  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 18:38
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 93
2-Core 181
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 375
49% 370 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.5% Below average
Lighting 44.8
Reflection 43.1
Parallax 38.5
36% 42.1 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 38.9
Splatting 35
31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 255 194 156 127 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 447
Write 270
Mixed 212
SusWrite 181
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 36.2
143% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 121
125% 207 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
275GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 131 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 111
Write 92.7
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 133
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 18.8
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M Pro4 Builds (Compare 1,131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97M Pro4 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $674
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HDDRAMUSB
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