Asrock H97M-ITX/ac

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.3% 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	15.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M-ITX/ac (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	20.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '22 at 21:14
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 64.9 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 150 59% 101 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 348 39% 308 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.3% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 1.7 Parallax 33.6 29% 23.8 fps	MRender 32.1 Gravity 33.9 Splatting 29.9 26% 32 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 67 37 62 59 2.9 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.3% Very poor	Read 253 Write 155 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 58.3 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 2.3 5% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 129 142 144 146 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 141 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 140 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.83 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 8 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 62%

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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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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97M-ITX/ac - $200

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	35x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	34x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	21x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	8x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	20x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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