Asrock H97M

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	45.4% 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	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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 23:43
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	94%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 84.4 46% 71.3 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 185 20% 159 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.4% Average	Lighting 56.3 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 48 46% 55.8 fps	MRender 52.8 Gravity 55.9 Splatting 53.5 44% 54.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 79 85 66 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 74 Write 90.2 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 71.3 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 887GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 145 146 146 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 139 Write 126 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 145 139% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 35% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXM 1315 BLS4G3D169DS1J.8FE 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.7% Below average	MC Read 11.8 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 13.1 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 7.1 18% 6.47 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 41%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97M Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H97M

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	14x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	8x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	4x
99U5471-050.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 1,731 samples	3x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $315

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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