Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	138% 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	85.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 01:19
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 405 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 184 Parallax 192 161% 191 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 143 Splatting 123 122% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 140 111 120 140 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 397 Write 97.7 Mixed 218 SusWrite 133 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 48.6 166% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 162 135% 195 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 135GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 225 252 251 251 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 132 Mixed 206 SusWrite 240 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53.5 182% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 189 179% 283 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 83GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 81 81 94 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 84.9 Write 84.2 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 84.5 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 597GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 103 105 106 103 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 76.3 Write 82.2 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 101 51% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 67%
WD 10EADS External 1TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 479GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 39 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 37.8 Write 39 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 40.1 50% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.5 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 19.6 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 69%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97M Pro4 - $200

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	178x
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
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	27x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $674

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