Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	109% 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	18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB 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.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	16.1 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '17 at 15:08
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 232 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 632 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4279 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 1982 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1447 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 32 (A8) Unknown 100 100 129 (A9) Unknown 100 100 731 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 30 (AE) Unknown 100 100 599 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 74 40 171800002586 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 256 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 15692 (F1) Unknown 253 253 5949 (F2) Unknown 253 253 7591 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	109% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 467 Mixed 446 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 29.2 157% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 66 122% 243 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 150 136 3491 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 835 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 1 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1428 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 835 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 833 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1 (C2) HDA temperature 116 84 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	81% Excellent	Read 137 Write 145 Mixed 127 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.17 104% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%
ST4000NM 0033-9ZM170 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.5% Above average	Read 129 Write 124 Mixed 122 161% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.41 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.59 97% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 58%
ST500DM0 02-1BD142 500GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 393GB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 106 148% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.59 64% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 47%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 500GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 213GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 100 Write 93.8 Mixed 33 90% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.2 72% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 69%
ST4000NM 0033-9ZM170 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 160GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.8% Good	Read 156 Write 141 Mixed 67.1 146% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.19 4K Write 2.34 4K Mixed 0.47 100% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 58%
ST2000DL 003-9VT166 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 111GB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 117 Write 116 Mixed 79.8 131% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.44 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix DMT325U6CFR8C-H9 HMT41GU7BFR8A-PB Kingston 99U5471-029.A00LF Micron 18KSF51272AZ-1G4M1 18GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 2048, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 15.4 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97M Pro4 - $200

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	179x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	155x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	153x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	35x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $674

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 $40	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