Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 169%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 144%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics207% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus H97M-E  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160328
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '22 at 06:57
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 248
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 674
67% 548 Pts
64-Core 677
42% 677 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
207% Outstanding
Lighting 305
Reflection 288
Parallax 342
249% 312 fps
MRender 332
Gravity 251
Splatting 188
202% 257 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 207%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 376 428 367 436 415 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 463
Mixed 354
SusWrite 381
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 56.5
188% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
430GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 386 468 475 472 469 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 459
Mixed 396
SusWrite 423
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60
202% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 114 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Read 118
Write 107
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 112
135% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.4
167% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 19.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E Builds (Compare 2,532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $277
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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