Asus H97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	80% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '18 at 10:42
Run Duration	331 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 215 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 400 53% 399 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 480 Write 310 Mixed 269 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 19.9 103% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 41.8 88% 184 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 107%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 29GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 494 Write 342 Mixed 350 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 16.2 107% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 50.1 96% 196 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 118%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 0GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 474 Write 107 Mixed 174 54% 251 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 29.3 4K Mixed 14 61% 20.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 39.7 DQ Mixed 37.8 58% 118 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 76%
HPT VD5-0 9TB 36GB free Firmware: 4.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Toshiba MD04ACA50D 5TB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 5GB free Firmware: FS2A Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 100 Write 109 Mixed 99.9 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.32 105% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 108%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 264GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 94 Write 94.3 Mixed 77.5 113% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.43 100% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 45%
WD My Passport Essential 1TB 544 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 260GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 34.4 Mixed 33.4 44% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.25 4K Write 0.75 4K Mixed 0.14 31% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 18%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 239GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 96.4 Write 97 Mixed 66.3 109% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.14 66% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 51%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 6GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 51.6 Write 98.6 Mixed 70.3 102% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.39 61% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 45%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 5GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 80.3 Write 88.1 Mixed 20.6 76% 63 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 3.64 4K Mixed 0.32 136% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 1,104 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER - $193

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	222x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	213x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	156x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	60x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	37x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	20x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $628

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 $177	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