Asrock H97 Performance

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.88% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Performance (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140428
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 13:36
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 89.9 2-Core 204 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 407 56% 416 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Lighting 4.07 Reflection 6.92 Parallax 6.97 3% 5.99 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 8.17 5% 5.84 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 466 Write 414 Mixed 349 91% 410 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 32.6 130% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 172 172% 274 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 91%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 62GB free Firmware: 10.02E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 57.5 Write 50.9 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 35.3 34% 46.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 35%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 677 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 57 57 57 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 93.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 56.8 88% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2.5TB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 134 136 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 133 Write 131 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 136 149% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1x8GB 7,988 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 9.8 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 35%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97 Performance Builds (Compare 500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Performance - $171

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	83x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	40x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	16x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	13x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 1,884 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	14x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $819

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