Asrock H97M-ITX/ac

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	173% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97M-ITX/ac (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191227
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '20 at 11:29
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 239 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 664 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% ASRock(1849 0412) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5144 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1394 552 553 556 559 563 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 992 Write 1764 Mixed 1,095 SusWrite 696 258% 1,137 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 66.8 213% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 598 DQ Write 489 DQ Mixed 618 442% 568 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 277%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 71GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 147 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 382 Write 166 Mixed 212 SusWrite 143 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 32 135% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 160 DQ Mixed 169 134% 189 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%
Asmt 2105 750GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 236GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 291 254 280 244 279 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.9% Above average	Read 262 Write 329 Mixed 308 SusWrite 288 67% 297 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 23 74% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 62 DQ Write 61.7 DQ Mixed 62 46% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 4,192 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.8 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 59%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock H97M-ITX/ac - $200

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	36x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	34x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	21x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	20x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	9x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	20x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 21,220 samples	14x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	12x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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