Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141009
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '19 at 18:03
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 101 2-Core 199 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 386 52% 385 Pts	64-Core 381 24% 381 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 84F0) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.88 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 15.8 Parallax 16.5 16% 17.4 fps	MRender 23 Gravity 16.8 Splatting 16.7 15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 143 151 155 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 136 Write 156 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 144 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721032CLA362 320GB-$150 10,092 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 158GB free Firmware: JPFO SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 69 68 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 69 Write 69.7 Mixed 41.1 SusWrite 68.8 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 50%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 34.1 Write 32.1 Mixed 29.6 SusWrite 38 46% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 198% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 54%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 4GB 1,130 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 3GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 19.4 Write 11.7 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 3.8 15% 12 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	585x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	389x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16