Asus H97-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.7% 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	98.5% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus H97-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 03 '20 at 17:41
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$55 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 417 57% 422 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 04E3) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 52.3 36% 48.1 fps	MRender 48.9 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 34.6 33% 41.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 180 120GB-$100 358 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 362 260 271 268 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 435 Write 437 Mixed 321 SusWrite 305 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38.5 155% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 267 222% 318 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 774GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 21 21 26 21 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 22 Write 51 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 20.4 20% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 84%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 232GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 98 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 82.5 Write 57.2 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 97.1 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 63%
Seagate ST3320413CS 320GB 2,473 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 263GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 101 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 56%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	25% Poor	Read 90.7 Write 39 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 38.8 63% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.2 84% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 38%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 417GB free, PID 0212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 89.8 Write 98.3 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 69 97% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 1302 1866 CL10 Series 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.3% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.9 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 44%

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	378x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	259x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	247x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	121x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	41x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	92x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	46x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16