Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-E/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 21:15
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 111
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 599
63% 502 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
Asus(1043 8460) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.89% Terrible
Lighting 2.37
Reflection 2.88
Parallax 1.84
2% 2.37 fps
MRender 2.57
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 1.96
2% 2.28 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.89%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 284 257 265 249 248 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 396
Mixed 324
SusWrite 290
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 59.1
203% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 340
260% 352 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 181 184 187 188 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 159
Mixed 84
SusWrite 185
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 147 151 152 152 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 148
Write 149
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 150
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
53% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 17.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-E/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 603 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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