Asus Z97-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-E  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 02 '19 at 20:23
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 408
56% 415 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Lighting 72
Reflection 73
Parallax 90.7
59% 78.6 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 59
55% 68 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
638GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 431 438 451 451 451 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 470
Mixed 324
SusWrite 436
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 42.9
168% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 227
193% 279 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
233GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 357 358 360 360 360 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 356
Mixed 330
SusWrite 356
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 44.2
160% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 197
173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
419GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 149 151 150 150 147 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 84.5
Write 95.3
Mixed 30
SusWrite 147
65% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
70.9% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 21.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-E Builds (Compare 693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E

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