Asus H97-PRO GAMER

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H97-PRO GAMER (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '21 at 09:28
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 249 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 639 66% 533 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Device(7377 2000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.1% Very good	Lighting 89 Reflection 91.3 Parallax 83.8 72% 88 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 82.3 Splatting 73.4 71% 89.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 140 135 90 137 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	62.4% Good	Read 230 Write 18.5 Mixed 192 SusWrite 116 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 33.3 131% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 55.9 DQ Mixed 145 104% 139 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 83%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 455GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 97 138 139 139 140 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 104 Write 86.5 Mixed 70 SusWrite 122 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 85%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 513GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 144 143 142 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 77 SusWrite 135 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 6.5 7.5 7.1 7.1 7 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 26.3 Write 17.3 Mixed 20 SusWrite 7.2 22% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 2.3 174% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Z8GX3M1A1600C10 2x8GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.8% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 9.2 30% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 9.9 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 39%

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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	223x
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	61x

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	33x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16