Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	110% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141009
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 15:39
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 87.7 2-Core 160 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 315 39% 296 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 70%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 270 170 166 168 153 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 396 Mixed 360 SusWrite 231 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.7 193% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 103GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 66 66 67 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 71 Write 63.7 Mixed 54 SusWrite 66 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 76%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 16GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 41.7 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 40 29% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 281GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 39 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 37.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 38.4 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-015.A00LF 2x4GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 16.1 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 59%

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

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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	585x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	388x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	199x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	159x

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	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	63x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16