Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	17 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '19 at 16:46
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 75.3 1-Core 87.6 2-Core 174 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 412 41% 335 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.7% Average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 55.3 Parallax 56.8 40% 53.8 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 68.5 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 19GB free Firmware: X6107000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 419 Write 382 Mixed 256 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 36.8 128% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 287 231% 326 MB/s
Poor: 70% Great: 119%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 53 64 86 87 97 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 75.2 Write 94.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 76.8 48% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 62%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 494GB free Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 15 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
JMicron 500GB 545 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 466GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 75 75 76 74 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 75.7 Write 67.2 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 75 50% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 67%
ST320082 7AS 200GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 186GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 56 61 60 59 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.6% Poor	Read 60.5 Write 28 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 58.2 61% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 26%
Maxtor 6 L200M0 200GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 186GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 54 61 59 59 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.6% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 57.8 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 57.3 71% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 35%
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 81GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.2% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 51.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 1.2 41% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 22%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00RKKA0 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 50GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 138 Write 35.5 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 0.4 57% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 45% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 1302 1600 CL10 Series 1302 160C0 V3 Series 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.6% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 9.6 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 5.5 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 89.8 45% 89.8 ns

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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	586x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	390x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	305x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16