Asrock H97 Performance

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	185% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Performance (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150121
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '24 at 11:48
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 73.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 225 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 431 57% 427 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B3T8EB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 326 257 252 222 241 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,262 Write 1,145 Mixed 127 SusWrite 293 156% 707 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 75.2 226% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,209 DQ Write 811 DQ Mixed 593 555% 871 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 311%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 210GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 27 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 150 Write 26.2 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 28 43% 59 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 175% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Vulcan-2400 2x8GB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 17.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 15 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 87%

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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	41	10	165	0"	1920 1027

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Typical H97 Performance Builds (Compare 500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Performance - $171

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	83x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	40x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	16x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	13x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 1,884 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	14x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $819

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