Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.97% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '23 at 07:10
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 87.7 2-Core 172 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 314 41% 307 Pts	64-Core 314 19% 314 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 72%

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. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.97% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 5.9 3% 3.83 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 2.1 Splatting 4.5 4% 4.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.97% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 19 28 51 73 39 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.9% Average	Read 278 Write 154 Mixed 186 SusWrite 62.5 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 18 81% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 51.9 DQ Write 27.3 DQ Mixed 27.9 24% 35.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 85%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 9GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 43 51 47 41 48 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.8% Below average	Read 217 Write 117 Mixed 156 SusWrite 48.8 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 14.1 74% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 73.7 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 85.7 68% 94 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 8GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.7% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10.8 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	23"	1280 720	DEL4077 DELL P2312H

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	588x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	390x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	306x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	193x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	160x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	64x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	43x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $277

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16