Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock H97M Pro4  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150518
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 16:19
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 260
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 519
57% 452 Pts
64-Core 514
32% 514 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82%
Great: 79%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 000F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 125 115 104 95 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 472
Write 190
Mixed 232
SusWrite 118
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 17.3
131% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.4
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 18.7
31% 57.4 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 72%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 40 38 34 41 38 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 112
Write 40.2
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 37.1
39% 53.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 83%
Asustor iSCSI Storage 16TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 221
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
6.81% Terrible
Read 11
Write 11
Mixed 10.9
SusWrite 11.1
8% 11 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 3.2
487% 2.77 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya M2X8G64CB8HD9N-DG 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
64.1% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 21
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 64.1%
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 1,134 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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HDDRAMUSB
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