Asrock H97 Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics128% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsrock H97 Pro4  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150727
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 03 '22 at 03:52
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 54.2
1-Core 78.2
2-Core 166
55% 99.4 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 315
40% 304 Pts
64-Core 284
18% 284 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499
Gigabyte(1458 408E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 195
Reflection 204
Parallax 202
159% 200 fps
MRender 218
Gravity 158
Splatting 0.2
89% 125 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 128%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
14GB free
Firmware: 415000WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 185
Write 272
Mixed 111
42% 189 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 16
82% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 126
141% 243 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
725GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 61 51 52 72 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
33.5% Below average
Read 60.9
Write 12.2
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 55.9
36% 47.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
25% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
43.3% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 16.2
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10.2
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 146
27% 146 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 701 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Pro4 - $287

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $710
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HDDRAMUSB
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