Asrock H97 Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics12.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive90% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock H97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150513
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 05:15
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 357
48% 357 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
12.2% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 15.6
Parallax 14.2
12% 15 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 14.6
Splatting 14.4
12% 14.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
60GB free
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 386
Mixed 407
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 31.9
134% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 33.9
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 16.5
52% 105 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 113%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
90% Excellent
Read 507
Write 402
Mixed 411
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 26.4
143% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 45.4
DQ Write 93.9
DQ Mixed 25.9
32% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90%
Great: 134%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
76GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3GH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 71
Write 77.8
Mixed 69.3
55% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.09
4K Mixed 0.3
77% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Vulcan-1600 0423 Vulcan 1600 0423 Vulcan-1600 0423 Vulcan 1600 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.9
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Pro4 - $287

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $710
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Intel Core i3-12100F $95Nvidia RTX 4070 $500Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
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