Asrock H97 Performance

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.9% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock H97 Performance (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 08:32
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 84.3 2-Core 146 65% 106 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 200 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3006) 3GB CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 1662 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.9% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 59.2 38% 45.7 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 45.9 Splatting 39.2 32% 38.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 94 86 80 75 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 390 Write 131 Mixed 175 SusWrite 85.8 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 39.5 132% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 38.1 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 47 46% 70.6 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 119%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 137GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 91 91 91 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 79.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 90.8 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,025 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.3% Above average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical H97 Performance Builds (Compare 500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock H97 Performance - $171

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	83x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	40x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples	16x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	13x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 1,884 samples	19x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples	14x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $819

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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