Asrock H97M Anniversary

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 32%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.49% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock H97M Anniversary  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141216
Uptime3 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 14:52
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
34.7% Below average
Memory 58
1-Core 21.7
2-Core 42.3
29% 40.7 Pts
4-Core 68.2
8-Core 69
9% 68.6 Pts
64-Core 70.3
4% 70.3 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.49% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 6.88
3% 5.75 fps
MRender 5.24
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.48
4% 4.98 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.49%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 105 124 154 145 156 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 161
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 130
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
20.6% Poor
MC Read 6.1
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 7.5
20% 7.17 GB/s
SC Read 3.8
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 6.4
13% 4.63 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M Anniversary Builds (Compare 493 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 Anniversary

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $524
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