Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive87% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock H97M Pro4  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150115
Uptime7 Days
Run DateDec 21 '17 at 12:52
Run Duration260 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 185
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 360
48% 360 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.85% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6.38
Parallax 6.62
3% 5.6 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.42 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.85%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 495
Write 399
Mixed 410
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 20.3
125% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 34.6
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 21.5
54% 106 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87%
Great: 124%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95
753GB free
Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 121
Write 110
Mixed 94.7
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.24
81% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
367GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 174
Mixed 163
132% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.23
110% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 2TB
10GB free
Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 163
Mixed 159
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.29
74% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 18.5
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.3%
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
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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