Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.7% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '23 at 06:47
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 189 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 346 45% 337 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 65.2 56% 69 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 66 Splatting 57 52% 64 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 615GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 400 426 450 455 453 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 418 Mixed 332 SusWrite 407 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 37.6 129% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 293 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 137%
T-force 250GB 256GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 30GB free Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 46 26 202 60 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 448 Write 382 Mixed 368 SusWrite 97.3 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 38.3 128% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 257 206% 287 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 116%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 193GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 93 95 94 96 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 94.7 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 94.5 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 6: 0P 0R 2G 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
6%	13%	15	215	58	60	24.1"	1280 720	HWP284C LA2405

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	585x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	389x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	159x

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	63x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16