Asus H97-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus H97-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '19 at 13:08
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 383 51% 383 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.82% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 7.96 Parallax 6.91 3% 6.3 fps	MRender 6.52 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.04 5% 5.68 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.82% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$25 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 30 35 49 65 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 52.7 Write 72.2 Mixed 51 SusWrite 46.6 41% 55.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 69%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$70 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 107GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 141 141 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 125 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 141 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 294GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 88 87 87 88 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 70.7 Mixed 77 SusWrite 87.2 61% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 67%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 26GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 116 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 104%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 28GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 34 37 38 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 31 Write 25.5 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 36.3 41% 29.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 44%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 226GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 37 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 31 Write 28.5 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 37.4 42% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 44%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 94GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 40 41 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 32.3 Write 36.5 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 40.4 48% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 8.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 10.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 34%

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	380x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	260x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	193x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	130x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	121x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 i5-12600K $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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16