Asus H97-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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. 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '19 at 10:32
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 101 2-Core 178 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 346 43% 326 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GMTE110S 128GB 4,843 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0515A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 118 255 58 57 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 639 Write 526 Mixed 492 SusWrite 139 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 8.8 86% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 393 DQ Write 397 DQ Mixed 62.4 138% 284 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 157%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 796GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 90 100 103 107 107 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 111 Write 111 Mixed 38 SusWrite 101 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Vulcan-2400 2x4GB 1,026 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.6% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	375x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	256x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	121x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	41x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	92x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	46x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16