Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus H97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory18.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140509
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 04 '19 at 00:28
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 227
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 564
58% 468 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.2% Excellent
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.1
81% 104 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 101
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 255
Write 113
Mixed 178
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 32.2
115% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 143
109% 148 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 82%
Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB
476GB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 179 179 180 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 173
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 178
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB
38GB free, PID 0740
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 51 52 52 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 64.5
Write 67
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 55
78% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 974 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $390
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