Asus H97-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.2% 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	88.1% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '22 at 10:06
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 209 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 450 51% 397 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Device(0000 0000) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 20.2 Reflection 24.7 Parallax 28.4 16% 24.4 fps	MRender 30.3 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 23.9 22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 240 273 278 264 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 470 Write 208 Mixed 189 SusWrite 264 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 35 138% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 122 125% 207 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 89%
Samsung 470 Series SSD 64GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 22GB free Firmware: AXM0701Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 142 139 118 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 227 Write 179 Mixed 149 SusWrite 136 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 27.9 4K Mixed 17 64% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 34.3 DQ Mixed 20.5 30% 58.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 43%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 309GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 91 92 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 126 Write 77.5 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 89.4 104% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 41% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 72%
WDC WD10 EALS-002BA0 1TB 350GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 92 93 93 91 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.5% Average	Read 126 Write 74.2 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 89.1 127% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.43 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773CH0-CH9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 M378B5773CH0-CH9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 8192, 2048, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	380x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	260x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	248x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	193x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	130x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	121x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	67x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	41x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	92x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	46x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	35x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $567

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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