Asus H97M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.8% 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	103% 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	28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus H97M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 10:58
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 192 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 317 8-Core 387 46% 352 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 42.8 37% 43.9 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 34.8 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 177 189 182 185 188 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 408 Mixed 341 SusWrite 202 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.4 184% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 297GB free Firmware: GS2OA230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 116 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 122 Write 130 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 116 72% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 72%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 93 92 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 87.1 Write 85.2 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 91.9 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 191 193 193 193 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 152 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 191 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-032.A00LF 0423 Team-Elite-1600 KHX1600C10D3/8G 0423 Team-Elite-1600 28GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 15.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 60%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-PLUS - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	251x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	120x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	109x

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	17x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $390

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16