Asus H97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.4% 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	87.2% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 12:20
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 98.9 1-Core 84.8 2-Core 163 71% 116 Pts	4-Core 241 8-Core 271 33% 256 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 696 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 30 Parallax 25.7 26% 29.3 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 29.2 27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Zotac Premium Edition 480GB-$151 269 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 115 277 194 198 195 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 441 Write 456 Mixed 352 SusWrite 193 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 38.3 142% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 196 181% 280 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 115%
Transcend TS512GMTE220S 512GB 3,039 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 477GB free Firmware: 42A0S63A SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 565 562 597 579 566 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 624 Write 628 Mixed 103 SusWrite 547 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 72.5 226% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 490 409% 596 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 318%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 58GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 131 123 128 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 144 Write 125 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 129 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 338% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 110%
Seagate ST2000DM001-9YN164 500GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 99GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 88 87 88 88 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 87 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 171 167 170 166 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 130 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 166 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18.1 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 14 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 41.8 96% 41.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 62%

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

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Workstation 32%

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Motherboard: Asus H97-PRO GAMER - $193

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	220x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	213x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	156x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	59x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	37x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	27x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	56x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	31x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	20x

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Total price: $628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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