Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '16 at 01:53
Run Duration	472 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 173 69% 116 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 348 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 44.4 37% 45 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36.7 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 713GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 99 13926608 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4876 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 36217215 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10842 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 161 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BE) vendor-specific 61 55 723124263 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 69 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 29694 (C2) HDA temperature 39 45 85899345959 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -73443940758843 (F1) Unknown 100 253 62549090692 (F2) Unknown 100 253 288937016159	92.5% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 140 Mixed 136 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.21 74% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 74 74 8510 (04) Start/Stop count 82 82 18159 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 10070 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 26143 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 1 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4000 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 43 638910501 (C2) HDA temperature 62 42 1216164986918 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 49844432 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0	56.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 94 Mixed 92.5 73% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.48 108% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 60%
Toshiba MK2552GSX 250GB-$47 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 49GB free Firmware: LV011D Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1604 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 1 1 3338088 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1904 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 113 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 131 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 247192 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 231929544737 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 128550251 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 597489781 (F0) Head flying hours 31 31 1672385 (F1) Unknown 100 100 42530832297 (F2) Unknown 100 100 37012691432	30.7% Below average	Read 52.9 Write 54 Mixed 49.3 39% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.3 75% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 31%
Seagate ST9320320AS 320GB-$60 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 3GB free Firmware: SD03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 172451744 (03) Spinup time 99 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11419 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 52477477 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 29032 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6826 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 43 108080660518 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 392 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10338 (C2) HDA temperature 38 57 81604378662 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 42 172451744 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	18.9% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 32 Mixed 32.9 25% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.32 72% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 37%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	3.68% Terrible	Read 14.1 Write 3.01 Mixed 4.63 7% 7.26 MB/s	4K Read 4.11 4K Write 0.003 4K Mixed 0.004 16% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.68% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-049.A00LF 1x8GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31% Below average	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 9.2 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.7 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 34%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	249x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	120x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	108x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	62x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	43x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	22x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	16x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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