Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.1% 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.
Memory	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 08:21
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 258 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 690 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 49 180 60 51 53 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 557 Write 336 Mixed 388 SusWrite 96.8 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 49 177% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 176 149% 212 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 99 93 99 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 121 Write 90.5 Mixed 62 SusWrite 96.1 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 73%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 608GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 88 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 94 Write 88.2 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 88.8 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9DNCBNZB-TATP Hynix HMT125U6BFR8C-H9 Kingston 99U5471-001.A01LF Micron 8JTF12864AY-1G4D1 9GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 2048, 1024 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical H97M-E Builds (Compare 2,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	585x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	388x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	199x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	63x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	43x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $277

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 $40	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