Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.42% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.8% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560x1440x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 09:54
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 68.8 1-Core 23.7 2-Core 112 41% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 388 51% 385 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5162 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.42% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.1 3% 4.53 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.42% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Patriot Scorch M 512GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM12.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 378 369 354 357 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 402 Write 322 Mixed 404 SusWrite 357 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 22.6 93% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 594 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 594 396% 483 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 160%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 217GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 353 356 353 371 371 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 424 Mixed 345 SusWrite 356 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 36.7 125% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 242 212% 316 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 803GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 145 145 146 145 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 142 Write 114 Mixed 74 SusWrite 143 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 262GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 79 79 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 87.7 Write 87 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 78.2 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x8GB 3,520 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 18.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 19.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	589x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	390x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	306x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	193x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	160x

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	64x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16