Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.7% 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)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 92.7 2-Core 183 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 306 36% 279 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8581) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.7% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 31 Parallax 30.9 24% 30.6 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 27.8 Splatting 30 25% 31.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 406 Mixed 374 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.3 209% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 628GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 151 154 151 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 171 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 151 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 11,344 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	583x
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 $37Bench 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

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $277

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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