Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20141009
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '22 at 16:02
Run Duration	379 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 95.5 1-Core 44 2-Core 82.4 51% 74 Pts	4-Core 98.4 8-Core 142 15% 120 Pts	64-Core 120 7% 120 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	2.08% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 1.4 Parallax 3.9 2% 2.4 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 1.4 Splatting 5.6 3% 3.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.08% Great: 3%
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(0000 0000) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 0.6 Reflection 0.3 1% 0.45 fps
Poor: 1% Great: 1%
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1108 MHz, MLim: 1479 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.7.1 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.2% Average	Lighting 51.6 Reflection 53.3 Parallax 77.7 42% 60.9 fps	MRender 53 Gravity 56.7 Splatting 38.7 39% 49.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingmax 240GB 240GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN4763 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 37 7.5 4.8 8.2 9.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 297 Write 338 Mixed 369 SusWrite 45.9 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 41.2 140% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 149 122% 171 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 95%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 830GB free Firmware: CV22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 191 197 198 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 183 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 193 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 447GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 107 114 110 111 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 108 71% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 69%
ST980811AS 80GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 74GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 42 43 40 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.6% Very poor	Read 41.4 Write 40.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 40 49% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix 2x8GB 6,715 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 12.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 13.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 89%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	249x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	120x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	108x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	16x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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