Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141009
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '16 at 12:43
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 94 1-Core 102 2-Core 200 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 374 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 370 23% 370 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 8A9C) 1GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.1 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 16.6 16% 17.1 fps	MRender 23 Gravity 19 Splatting 16.4 16% 19.4 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1414 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1113 (B1) Unknown 98 98 42 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 55 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 51 (F1) Unknown 99 99 11054683371	106% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 402 Mixed 409 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 41.7 154% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 99.2 132% 242 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 736GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 85.4 Write 86.1 Mixed 61.8 98% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.2 61% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 8GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 20 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

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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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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	585x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	389x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	159x

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	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	63x
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 i5-13600K $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 $163	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) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16