Asus H97I-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.6% 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.
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 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '18 at 14:59
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4430-$124 24,837 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 96 2-Core 191 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 353 47% 351 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.86% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 6.35 Parallax 6.34 3% 5.46 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 8.48 6% 6.55 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.86% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 22217 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 74 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 57 (A8) Unknown 100 100 159 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1298 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 39 (AE) Unknown 100 100 43 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 51 53 227634839601 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 286 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 20955 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9294 (F2) Unknown 253 253 11537 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	99.6% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 442 Mixed 379 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 23.1 140% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 52.7 96% 189 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 365GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 175 2216 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2140 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 39931 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 127 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2109 (C2) HDA temperature 97 92 46 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	74.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 130 Mixed 117 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.23 4K Write 2.66 4K Mixed 0.3 134% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 164GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 218 217 9058 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8165 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 1 1 73437 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 294 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8162 (C2) HDA temperature 99 96 51 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 93.8 Mixed 80 70% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.55 100% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 76%
Generic External 500GB 3,066 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 25GB free, PID 0840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 35 Write 35 Mixed 27.7 41% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.23 68% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 16,472 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 63%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	59x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	41x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	30x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	31x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	22x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	19x
BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 54%, 3,774 samples	10x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $400

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