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 (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive147% 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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 428
58% 429 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.1%
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)
4.02% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 6.94
3% 5.84 fps
MRender 9.71
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 8
6% 6.69 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.02%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 669 640 675 672 675 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 625
Write 677
Mixed 543
SusWrite 665
142% 628 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 45.4
164% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 735
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 786
564% 725 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 147%
Great: 172%
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99
238GB free
Firmware: X3520012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 234 231 249 251 217 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 462
Mixed 316
SusWrite 251
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 48.3
178% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 229
195% 288 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 104%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
64.5% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20.3
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 20.6
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 64.5%
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 602 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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