Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive96.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock H97M Pro4  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140729
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '19 at 03:54
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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)
75.5% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 360
47% 352 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.82% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.12
Parallax 6.44
3% 5.44 fps
MRender 9.24
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.37 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.82%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 271 240 279 240 204 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 437
Mixed 362
SusWrite 274
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 57.1
185% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 45.1
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 58.6
49% 69.5 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-003.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
57.9% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 59%

 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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