Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive109% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus H97M-E  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141009
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '17 at 19:50
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 384
53% 391 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Asus(1043 84F0) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.3
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 15.8
15% 16.5 fps
MRender 21.6
Gravity 18
Splatting 16.1
15% 18.6 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 400
Mixed 410
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 45
164% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 109
136% 244 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.3% Below average
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 10
26% 8.97 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E Builds (Compare 2,531 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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