Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.14% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '22 at 16:12
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	70%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 67.4 1-Core 82.6 2-Core 123 55% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 242 28% 216 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.14% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.3 3% 4.07 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.9 4% 4.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.14% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 156 148 151 172 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 443 Write 183 Mixed 223 SusWrite 155 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 11.1 59% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 29.9 47% 89.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 72%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 282GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 424 433 429 466 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 377 Mixed 407 SusWrite 437 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 53 172% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 146GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 171 168 170 172 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 125 Mixed 80 SusWrite 170 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 112%
Samsung S2 Portable 3 640GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 55GB free, PID 6094 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 61 Write 27.2 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 38.1 51% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 17.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.2 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.5% 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 H97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 979 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	253x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	120x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	109x

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	17x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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