Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 22:08
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 85.8 2-Core 183 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 309 37% 285 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 854F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1556 MHz, MLim: 1875 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 128 Parallax 113 88% 116 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 108 Splatting 99.1 85% 105 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900615 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 377 Mixed 343 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 34.4 135% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 201 172% 252 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 198GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 92 94 95 95 94 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 62 SusWrite 93.4 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMD8GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0215 CMD8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 19.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 59%

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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	71	59	60	21.5"	1920 1080	VSC0523 VA2223wm

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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	159x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	155x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	115x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	67x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	55x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	28x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $623

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