Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 60.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 10:38
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	60.3% Good	Memory 80.3 1-Core 70.7 2-Core 119 56% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 235 31% 235 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.86% Terrible	Lighting 3.1 Reflection 2.3 Parallax 4.6 2% 3.33 fps	MRender 5.5 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.8 4% 4.23 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.86% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900NS38 128GB 273 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 103 98 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 397 Write 147 Mixed 196 SusWrite 106 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 36.4 140% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 149 108% 143 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 71%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 252GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 61 61 61 60 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 121 Write 112 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 60.2 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 2x4GB 3,884 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.1 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 80 50% 80 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 5R 6G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	10%	117	20	5	60	18.5"	1366 768	GSM4C18 19EN33

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	583x
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	69x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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 $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