Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	104% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 03:06
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 233 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 635 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2387) ≥ 4GB; EVGA XC2 CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 65 70 85 78 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 475 Mixed 343 SusWrite 110 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57.3 198% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 338 261% 357 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 583GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 439 432 443 448 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 470 Mixed 414 SusWrite 431 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.9 181% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 121%
Samsung MZNTE512HMJH-000L2 512GB 1,377 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 419GB free Firmware: EXT26L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 253 252 253 254 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 255 Mixed 203 SusWrite 253 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 36.9 153% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 92.7 124% 229 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Constellation CS 3TB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2TB free Firmware: CN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 181 182 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 181 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 182 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 64%

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

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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	584x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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