Asus H97M-E

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97M-E (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '19 at 18:22
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 31.6 2-Core 58.7 38% 54.1 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 262 29% 230 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 365 334 316 315 316 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 421 Write 402 Mixed 351 SusWrite 338 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 30.9 4K Mixed 21.2 77% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 202 178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 134%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 138 139 139 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 138 142 140 140 141 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 152 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 139 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 858GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 188 187 185 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 56.5 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 184 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 6.2 6.3 5.8 6 6.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 79.5 Write 3.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 6 19% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 32GB 104 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 7.7 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 83%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H97M-E - $99

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	586x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	390x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	306x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	200x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	192x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	159x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	68x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	64x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	107x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	64x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	43x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $277

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16