Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% 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.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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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% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 269 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 706 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2387) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 234 Parallax 248 179% 234 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 217 Splatting 142 163% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 181 192 177 178 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 447 Mixed 322 SusWrite 200 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.9 191% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 342 263% 359 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 390GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 433 437 419 415 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 445 Mixed 395 SusWrite 422 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 47.5 175% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
Samsung MZNTE512HMJH-000L2 512GB 1,377 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 365GB free Firmware: EXT26L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 252 253 252 253 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 460 Write 254 Mixed 218 SusWrite 252 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 32.5 139% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 89.8 121% 224 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Constellation CS 3TB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2TB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 181 180 183 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 175 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 181 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.7 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 64%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	585x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	388x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	199x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	63x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	43x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $277

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