Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive91.5% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus H97M-E  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 01:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 115
2-Core 209
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 574
59% 475 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.9% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 6.46
Parallax 6.47
3% 5.64 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 7.65
5% 6.14 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.9%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 167 167 171 171 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 409
Mixed 186
SusWrite 172
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 38.8
169% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 197
158% 227 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 92%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
28GB free, PID 558a, SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive M3.0 (OTG)
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 8.9 9.5 9.1 9 9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 151
Write 18.1
Mixed 26.4
SusWrite 10.5
47% 51.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.4
162% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
31.5% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 8.4
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E Builds (Compare 2,532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $277
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