Asus H97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.1% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus H97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160226
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 23 '17 at 00:28
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (88th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 198
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 568
56% 460 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1701 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 34.4
Parallax 31.2
31% 34.6 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 32.9
Splatting 32.9
28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
549GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 156
Mixed 147
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.31
4K Mixed 0.33
114% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$37
54GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 112
Write 114
Mixed 77.9
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.3
92% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.4
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 944 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER - $193

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $628
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