Asus H97I-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	91.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus H97I-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180408
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 21:29
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590T 6,079 User benchmarks, average bench 60% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 87.2 2-Core 164 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 293 40% 294 Pts	64-Core 299 18% 299 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 435 409 395 402 350 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 419 Mixed 256 SusWrite 403 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 32.2 111% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 157 166% 275 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 564GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 141 140 138 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 145 Write 125 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 138 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 49GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 108 108 108 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 63.3 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 107 64% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%
WD WD15EURS-63S48Y0 1.5TB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 310GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 74 75 75 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 95 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 75 67% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 18.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 62%

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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 9%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS - $170

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	59x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	41x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	30x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	31x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	22x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	19x
BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 54%, 3,774 samples	10x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $400

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