Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.4% 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	103% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asrock H97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160613
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 11:37
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 1,918 User benchmarks, average bench 75% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 191 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 578 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 051D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1256 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 37.8 Reflection 57.4 Parallax 61.9 31% 52.4 fps	MRender 58.2 Gravity 45 Splatting 41.2 39% 48.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 267 268 268 266 271 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 440 Mixed 348 SusWrite 284 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 51.9 163% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 348 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 229GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 92 92 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 54.5 Write 49.3 Mixed 37 SusWrite 92.6 43% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 67%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 85GB free Firmware: 01.00101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 73 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 90.8 Write 90 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 74.3 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 16GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 75 76 77 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 46 Write 47 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 75.3 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 23GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 93 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 92.4 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 96.9 53% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 894GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 122 121 119 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 119 Write 109 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 121 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.5% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97M Pro4 - $200

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	180x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	156x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	155x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	66x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	35x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	27x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16