Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.1% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150209
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '20 at 02:08
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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)	76.7% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 96 2-Core 192 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 374 48% 365 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 8,099 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 3455) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.44 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.71% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 3.23 Parallax 0.78 2% 2 fps	MRender 2.86 Gravity 1.6 Splatting 2.35 2% 2.27 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.71% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 119 110 112 116 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 365 Mixed 304 SusWrite 148 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.3 187% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 50.6 114% 236 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 124%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 628GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 116 116 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 101%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 627GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 66 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 64.8 Write 66 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 66.7 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 51%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 443GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 169 170 171 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 159 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 169 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

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