Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.7% 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 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 07:34
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 244 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 649 70% 558 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 75 Parallax 93.4 60% 80.9 fps	MRender 75.1 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 59.8 55% 68.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 123 107 112 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 428 Mixed 380 SusWrite 161 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 65.9 206% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 296GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 120 121 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 114 SusWrite 121 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 76%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 118 119 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	65% Good	Read 109 Write 86.5 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 117 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1 227% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 771GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 36.5 Mixed 34 SusWrite 41.6 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 66%
WD Elements SE 25FF 3TB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 25ff Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 32.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 36.7 46% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.1 178% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB 451 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 69%

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

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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	583x
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 $37Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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