Asus H97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37% 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	80.2% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141014
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 23:53
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 361 52% 381 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 47 Parallax 41.6 39% 45.5 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 38.9 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 142 57 135 75 97 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 405 Write 116 Mixed 224 SusWrite 112 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 41.6 140% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 231 193% 280 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 100%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 3.5TB free Firmware: 4005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 104 111 112 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 126 Write 106 Mixed 81 SusWrite 110 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.8 8% 3.67 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 2% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 14%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 368GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 151 179 179 178 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 193 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 173 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 673GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 116 130 130 128 129 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 153 Write 157 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 126 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 4005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 76 80 77 78 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 86.4 Write 95.7 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 78.5 54% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 165% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 0824 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 101 101 101 100 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 99.9 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 295GB free Firmware: 1022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 44 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 41.5 Mixed 35 SusWrite 43 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 61%

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Desktop 78%

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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	222x
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	60x

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	32x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	20x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $628

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) $37	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