Asrock H97 Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
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 52.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.7% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150116
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '22 at 21:40
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Memory 81.2 1-Core 59.8 2-Core 92.9 51% 78 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 177 20% 156 Pts	64-Core 341 21% 341 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.1 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.6% Very poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 21 Parallax 29.9 20% 25.3 fps	MRender 18.3 Gravity 24.5 Splatting 23.2 18% 22 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 404 399 339 312 309 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 388 Write 373 Mixed 308 SusWrite 358 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 32.1 105% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 293 223% 302 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 143GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 126 126 141 100 140 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 182 Write 158 Mixed 57 SusWrite 127 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 9 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 64%

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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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Typical H97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 701 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97 Pro4 - $287

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	90x
Core i5-4690Intel $52Bench 67%, 73,695 samples	69x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	55x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	44x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	24x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	24x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $710

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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