Asrock H97M

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.2% 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	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 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.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140430
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 22:06
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 197 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 307 8-Core 304 41% 306 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 39.9 Parallax 53.3 36% 45.6 fps	MRender 54 Gravity 49.8 Splatting 37.8 38% 47.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 204 127 192 207 274 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.8% Above average	Read 269 Write 49.5 Mixed 239 SusWrite 188 42% 186 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 3.5 78% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 28 96% 208 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 135GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 111 110 113 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 35.8 Write 57.5 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 111 42% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 25GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 29 28 29 8.5 5.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 97.8 Write 26.8 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 21 52% 47 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.8 165% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 36%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 345GB free, PID 3321 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 37 37 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 10 Write 10 Mixed 10.9 SusWrite 36.8 25% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 48% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 60%

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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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Typical H97M Builds (Compare 49 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 13%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H97M

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	14x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	8x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	4x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	4x
99U5471-050.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 1,731 samples	3x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $314

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 $45	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