Asus H97-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive91.8% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus H97-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141009
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '17 at 13:20
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 103
2-Core 214
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 572
58% 471 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 19.9
Reflection 23
Parallax 18.7
16% 20.5 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 26
20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
162GB free
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 410
Mixed 417
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 50.5
179% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 131
147% 251 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 340
Mixed 349
87% 394 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 23.5
133% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 81.3
114% 213 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
378GB free
Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 121
Write 118
Mixed 111
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.33
93% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1333KLH-4G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.8% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 7.6
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 7.6
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,913 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $567
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