Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.5% 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 Drive	101% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140613
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	May 24 '19 at 04:49
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 262 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 664 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.7 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.2 36% 42 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 34.7 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 350 240 301 303 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 370 Mixed 340 SusWrite 297 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.9 160% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 198 177% 266 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 243GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 453 475 479 480 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 465 Mixed 407 SusWrite 471 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.9 222% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 52GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 31 34 34 32 33 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 98.6 Write 38.5 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 31.6 57% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.8 159% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.43 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 9.1 25% 8.87 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	247x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	120x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	108x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	16x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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