Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.5% 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 Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsrock H97M Pro4  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMar 31 '18 at 05:35
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 425
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 75.1
Parallax 71.5
62% 74.3 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 66.7
Splatting 66
55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 493
Write 402
Mixed 418
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 13.9
70% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 28.4
DQ Write 49.4
DQ Mixed 14.5
18% 30.8 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 124%
Crucial M4 64GB-$92
46GB free
Firmware: 000F Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 470
Write 106
Mixed 176
54% 251 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 4.68
52% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 87.9
DQ Mixed 4.62
32% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 65%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 73.1
Write 100
Mixed 118
74% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.28
80% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 96%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 113
Mixed 113
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.27
104% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 83%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8
14GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Read 121
Write 21.6
Mixed 31.4
55% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.48
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.85
101% 2.62 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.8% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M Pro4 Builds (Compare 1,131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock H97M Pro4 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $674
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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