Asrock H97M Pro4

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M Pro4 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 13:32
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590T 6,079 User benchmarks, average bench 60% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 82 2-Core 154 65% 108 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 281 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.82% Terrible	Lighting 3.83 Reflection 6.23 Parallax 6.25 3% 5.44 fps	MRender 8.62 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.7 5% 6.22 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.82% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 315 97 97 91 74 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.6% Below average	Read 170 Write 105 Mixed 87 SusWrite 179 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 15.3 58% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 23.6 18% 24 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 98%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 344GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 73 72 73 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 82.7 Write 76 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 72.3 52% 70.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 69%
Seagate ST3500511CS 500GB 422 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 94GB free Firmware: CA14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 94 95 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 51.5 Write 45.2 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 93.9 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 61%
NS-DCR30A2 16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 13GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	6.64% Terrible	Read 5.3 Write 5 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 2.1 6% 4.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.64% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905403-001.A03LF 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 17.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 56%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	54x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 58% - Above average

Total price: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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