Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive180% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '19 at 21:46
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 415
56% 416 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 6.97
3% 5.88 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 8
6% 6.76 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 757 763 771 758 770 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,060
Write 765
Mixed 716
SusWrite 765
185% 827 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 49
186% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 783
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 818
598% 780 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 180%
Great: 172%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
223GB free
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 115 123 112 112 113 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 478
Mixed 390
SusWrite 128
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 41.7
159% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 178
178% 286 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 21.1
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.9
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 66%

 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 604 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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