Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	14.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	40.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140522
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	74%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 63.6 1-Core 77.3 2-Core 155 56% 98.8 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 221 24% 191 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Asus(1043 84F0) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Lighting 18 Reflection 15 Parallax 15.5 15% 16.2 fps	MRender 21.6 Gravity 17.7 Splatting 15.8 15% 18.4 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 63 74 65 63 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 230 Write 115 Mixed 148 SusWrite 65.4 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 16.8 78% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 59.8 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 73.7 60% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 195GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 104 101 102 86 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 61.5 Write 118 Mixed 68 SusWrite 91.6 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 8,818 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	MC Read 6.8 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 8.4 22% 7.67 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 5.8 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97M-PLUS Builds (Compare 971 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	248x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	120x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	108x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	16x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16