Asrock H97M-ITX/ac

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive91.5% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.
MotherboardAsrock H97M-ITX/ac  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140430
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 11:40
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 403
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7790
Sapphire(174B E253) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.100.0.0
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
19.4% Very poor
Lighting 24.7
Reflection 28
Parallax 28.6
20% 27.1 fps
MRender 22.2
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 21.2
18% 22.3 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 275 287 285 280 287 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 420
Write 328
Mixed 278
SusWrite 284
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 38.7
152% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 149
139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 97%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
725GB free
Firmware: 1AG01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 93 94 93 94 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 93.9
Write 57.4
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 93.1
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 20.5
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-ITX/ac Builds (Compare 302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97M-ITX/ac - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $689
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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