Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 02:02
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 101 2-Core 209 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 541 55% 446 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 76 Parallax 67.5 61% 72.9 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 75.5 60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 347 216 129 122 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 430 Mixed 347 SusWrite 221 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 53.3 178% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 302 229% 311 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 131%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 24GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 221 161 128 142 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 424 Write 194 Mixed 206 SusWrite 175 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 19.5 85% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 71.3 DQ Mixed 98.7 92% 149 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 817GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 80 80 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 169 Write 131 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 79.1 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 167% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$54 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 157 Write 142 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 79.7 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 519GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 52 53 51 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 97.7 Write 88.2 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 52.8 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$54 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 133 134 134 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 158 Write 135 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 133 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 432GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 72 73 74 73 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 128 Write 104 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 72.2 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 226GB free Firmware: JKAOA28A SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 57 58 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 70.8 Write 46.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 57.3 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 14.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 49%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	596x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	394x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	306x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	195x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	161x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	108x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	64x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	43x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $277

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16