Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.3% 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	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (15%). 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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '23 at 07:11
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 370 48% 361 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.1% 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 (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 64.8 56% 68.5 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 56.8 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 615GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 421 437 467 466 467 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 411 Mixed 374 SusWrite 425 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 52.5 169% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 137%
T-force 250GB 256GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 30GB free Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 106 144 41 47 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 430 Write 388 Mixed 368 SusWrite 111 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 39.9 135% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 256 207% 287 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 116%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 193GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 96 95 95 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 99.7 Write 96.5 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 94.9 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.9% 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% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.6 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.3% 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 45: 0P 4R 8G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	45%	29	497	403	60	24.1"	1920 1137	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	593x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	391x
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	194x
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	65x

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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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