Asrock H97 Pro4

Performance Results

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


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

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 Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 560 57% 461 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 307 171 141 122 106 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 464 Mixed 389 SusWrite 210 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.1 210% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Intenso Rainbow Line 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2GB free, PID 0727 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 18 Write 18.2 Mixed 18 SusWrite 18.7 25% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 5.9 419% 6.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 63%

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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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Typical H97 Pro4 Builds (Compare 702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97 Pro4 - $287

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	138x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	90x
Core i5-4690Intel $51Bench 67%, 73,695 samples	69x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	84x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	55x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	44x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	29x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	24x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	24x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	23x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	20x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $710

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16