Asus H97M-E

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	0.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.6% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '22 at 13:34
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	55%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 93.7 1-Core 92.4 2-Core 180 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 364 49% 365 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 2400-PRO 2,899 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Gigabyte(1458 216A) 256MB Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.632.1.2000 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	0.57% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 1.5 Parallax 0.6 0% 0.87 fps	MRender 0.9 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 1.2 1% 1.07 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.57% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon L8H-256V2G-HP 256GB 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2803 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 225 201 143 99 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 506 Write 281 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 167 57% 261 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 41.1 116% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 72.4 110% 206 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 505GB free Firmware: HPH3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 176 176 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 147 Mixed 82 SusWrite 175 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 800GB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 186 190 188 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 169 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 186 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 187GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 78.8 Write 71.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 75.5 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 76%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 154 152 154 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 156 Mixed 73 SusWrite 152 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 395GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 78 78 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 100 Write 99.3 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 77.2 103% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%
WDC WD10 JPVX-22JC3T0 1TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 135GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 63 64 63 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 65.5 Write 65.2 Mixed 39 SusWrite 62.9 78% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 46%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101MBB 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 114GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 71 Write 50 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 69.4 78% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 18 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

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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	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 $300	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16