Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28% 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 Drive49.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock H97M Pro4  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140729
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateOct 17 '17 at 11:34
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 93.6
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 196
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 371
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
28% Poor
Lighting 35.5
Reflection 32.1
Parallax 42.6
29% 36.7 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 29.7
Splatting 36.3
26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 449
Write 201
Mixed 87
53% 246 MB/s
4K Read 5.98
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 6.07
65% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1.04
DQ Write 33.7
DQ Mixed 0.62
6% 11.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.3% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 60%

 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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