Ciara H97M-XA

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
8 years ago, 8 years ago.
SystemCiara H97M-XA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK H97M-E
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150206
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 26 '16 at 16:32
Run Duration388 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 207
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 416
56% 416 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4170
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 6.88
Parallax 6.84
3% 5.85 fps
MRender 9.67
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.96
6% 6.65 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.94%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M600_MTFDDAK512MBF 512GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 435
Write 299
Mixed 331
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 28.2
4K Mixed 13.9
61% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 22.3
DQ Write 31.2
DQ Mixed 12.4
13% 22 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 104%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23
49GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 118
Write 9.47
Mixed 20.1
42% 49.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.56
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.82
86% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 39%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB
15GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 17.5
Write 2.92
Mixed 4.61
8% 8.34 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.8F1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 17.7
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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