Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '23 at 22:35
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Memory 53.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 209 64% 121 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 514 53% 427 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.12% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 6.2 3% 4 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.8 4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.12% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 452 456 436 430 432 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 455 Mixed 363 SusWrite 441 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 40.7 143% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 276 229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 137%
WD My Passport 264F 2TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 319 304 284 286 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 314 Write 305 Mixed 248 SusWrite 309 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 25 82% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 170 126% 164 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9965432-054.A00LF 4x4GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 10.9 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 148 27% 148 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 84%

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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 Pro4 Builds (Compare 1,150 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97M Pro4 - $149

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	180x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	158x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	155x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	114x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	35x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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