Asus H97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus H97-PRO GAMER  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 17:29
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 191
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 518
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.8% Average
Lighting 60.3
Reflection 63.5
Parallax 54.2
49% 59.3 fps
MRender 68.6
Gravity 60
Splatting 51.7
48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hkvsn HS-SSD-C100/240G 240GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V4.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 326 380 394 394 234 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
68% Good
Read 370
Write 353
Mixed 290
SusWrite 332
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 17.9
88% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 34.8
59% 113 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 68%
Great: 82%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
466GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 143 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 45.8
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 144
72% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 77%
ST350031 2CS 500GB
112GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 51 29 25 24 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Read 20
Write 22.7
Mixed 17
SusWrite 30.9
32% 22.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.2
21% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown VS2GB1333D4 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1311 M2F2G64CB88B7N-CG 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.7% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 14.2
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97-PRO GAMER Builds (Compare 945 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER - $193

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $628
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