Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsus H97M-E  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '19 at 08:52
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 206
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 310
41% 309 Pts
64-Core 320
20% 320 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 72%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 75.9
Parallax 67.7
64% 74 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 72.8
58% 71 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 139 145 149 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 317
Write 210
Mixed 208
SusWrite 138
49% 218 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 37.6
146% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 137
117% 171 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 523 449 312 314 313 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 660
Write 588
Mixed 591
SusWrite 406
126% 561 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 73.3
239% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 989
670% 816 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 158%
Great: 280%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/8GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.8% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.4
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 11.3
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E Builds (Compare 2,530 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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