Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus H97M-E  (all builds)
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150304
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '21 at 13:58
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4160-$79
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 188
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 280
38% 282 Pts
64-Core 286
18% 286 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
Asus(1043 0462) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
8.61% Terrible
Lighting 10.7
Reflection 12.8
Parallax 14.7
9% 12.7 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 10.4
Splatting 8.8
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.61%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 386 387 374 391 345 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
342GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 113 113 114 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 118
Write 116
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 113
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160B.C16F 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
34.3% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.3
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H97M-E Builds (Compare 2,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $277
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HDDRAMUSB
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