Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results

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


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 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 11:39
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	41%

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 i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 211 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 354 45% 342 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 420 Write 264 Mixed 294 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 34.2 124% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 140 144% 234 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 875GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 946 940 915 904 929 895 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,199 Write 1,072 Mixed 882 SusWrite 922 229% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 43.3 164% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 268 290% 485 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 295%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 716GB free Firmware: GU001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 55 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 42.3 Write 24.8 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 54.1 24% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 37% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 49%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 333GB free Firmware: GH2OA420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 121 121 121 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 115 Write 121 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 120 68% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 72%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 128GB 589 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 118GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 25 24 25 25 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 78.7 Write 24.2 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 25.5 44% 39 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.3 147% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 4x8GB 528 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 20.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	249x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	120x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	108x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	16x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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