Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus H97M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 05 '18 at 18:11
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 362
48% 361 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.71% Terrible
Lighting 3.73
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 6.5
3% 5.59 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.52
5% 5.98 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.71%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 117
Write 114
Mixed 109
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.38
96% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
33.8% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.4
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 10.4
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 971 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $390
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