Asus H97-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '23 at 18:37
Run Duration	820 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 91.5 1-Core 45 2-Core 59.7 47% 65.4 Pts	4-Core 94.4 8-Core 118 14% 106 Pts	64-Core 114 7% 114 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 79%

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. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.5% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 6.6 3% 4.47 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.4 4% 4.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.5% Great: 3%
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 25,436 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Asus(1043 837A) 1GB CLim: 811 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.54 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	6.72% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 2.9 6% 7.43 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 8.5 Splatting 8.5 8% 9.63 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.72% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.2 7.9 29 154 17 112 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Write 235 Mixed 172 SusWrite 54.7 36% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 237 77% 182 MB/s	4K Write 27.7 44% 27.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
SSD Smartbuy 120GB 1,828 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 68GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 228 101 73 74 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 240 Write 163 Mixed 182 SusWrite 126 40% 178 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 271 94% 223 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 26.6 48% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 91%
Patriot Blaze 60GB-$62 661 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 5GB free Firmware: S9FM01.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 26 25 26 22 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Write 54.1 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 23 12% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 55.9 35% 87.1 MB/s	4K Write 17 27% 17 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 62%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 142GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 65 67 67 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 61.8 Write 71 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 66.1 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 51%
Generic- SD/MMC 8GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID 0151 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 4.4 5.1 6 5.1 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	2.17% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 5.2 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.2 7% 4.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 8% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 2.17% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M1A1333C9 0215 CMX16GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMX32GX3M4A1333C9 0215 CMX32GX3M4A1333C9 32GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30.5% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 9.6 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 8.5 21% 7.23 GB/s	Latency 139 29% 139 ns

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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	35	20	60	24.1"	1280 720	FUS080F P24W-6 LED

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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	377x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	258x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	121x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	66x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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