Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.7% 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)
Boot Drive	106% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '22 at 00:28
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 278 36% 271 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 24.6 18% 25.7 fps	MRender 33.6 Gravity 29.1 Splatting 25.3 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$31 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 350 349 350 354 351 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 355 Mixed 311 SusWrite 345 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 46.4 165% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 262 222% 323 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 153GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 282 131 130 117 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 419 Write 390 Mixed 208 SusWrite 166 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 36.5 4K Mixed 17.3 42% 18.1 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 38.8 DQ Mixed 55 47% 72 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 61%

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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%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	585x
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 $38Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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