Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.5% 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	106% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 14:00
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 455 60% 453 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 20.4 19% 20.3 fps	MRender 25.2 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 17 17% 21.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 410 420 419 419 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 424 Mixed 352 SusWrite 415 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 46.2 153% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 252 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 204GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 288 289 290 290 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 441 Mixed 352 SusWrite 305 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 52.3 180% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 474GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 98 98 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 87.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 95.7 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 65%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 162 161 163 161 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 133 Write 127 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 161 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5 5.3 5 5.2 5.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	7.08% Terrible	Read 28 Write 8.8 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 5.1 16% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.1 65% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.08% Great: 23%
General UDisk 134GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 124GB free, PID 1234 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 8.1 8.1 8.6 8.6 8.5 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	4.95% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 15.5 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 8.2 14% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.95% Great: 30%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 32GB-$5 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 24GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 5 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 7.4 16% 15.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 37%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 38GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 6.1 6 6.3 5.8 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	8.85% Terrible	Read 41 Write 36.7 Mixed 15.8 SusWrite 6.3 30% 25 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.6 44% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.85% Great: 30%
Patriot Memory 64GB 591 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 54GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9 9 9 9.1 8.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 41.2 Mixed 35 SusWrite 9 41% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.3 83% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 23.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.3 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	253x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	67x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	57x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	63x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	14x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	13x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16