Asrock H97M-ITX/ac

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.9% 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	84.6% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M-ITX/ac (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 00:53
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4370-$50 1,504 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 96.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 193 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 273 8-Core 277 37% 275 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8553) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.9% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 28.1 Parallax 25.2 24% 27.8 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 30.1 26% 31.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNF256GCSS 256GB 194 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: FSPAN102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 379 407 408 373 283 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 406 Write 402 Mixed 391 SusWrite 362 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 33.9 99% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 340 253% 335 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 90GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 110 109 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 110 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 88%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 276GB free Firmware: 1AG01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 95 Write 42.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 98 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 59%
Samsung HE502HJ 500GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 28GB free Firmware: 1AJ30002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 69 71 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 96.7 Write 103 Mixed 56 SusWrite 68.5 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 78%
Samsung HE502HJ 500GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 465GB free Firmware: 1AJ30002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 140 140 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 37 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 140 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 2 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97M-ITX/ac - $200

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	35x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	34x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	21x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	20x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $689

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