Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.6% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '19 at 13:38
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 121 2-Core 232 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 367 49% 364 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 11D9) 3GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (67 fps cap detected)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 68.3 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 63 56% 66.2 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 66.3 52% 63.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,182 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 112 125 52 60 7.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 436 Write 425 Mixed 395 SusWrite 94.5 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 45.7 160% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 440 DQ Mixed 167 163% 247 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 108%
D2CSTK181M11-0180 180GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 76GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 172 174 174 167 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 218 Write 202 Mixed 195 SusWrite 167 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 32.4 124% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 125 107% 157 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3500820AS 500GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 283GB free Firmware: SD46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 91 91 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 89 Mixed 51 SusWrite 90.8 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 428GB free, PID 0212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 75 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 79 Write 76 Mixed 32 SusWrite 75 87% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G9P1 0118 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 37%

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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	593x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	391x
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	194x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	160x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	65x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16