Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 83.2%, 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 DateJan 10 '20 at 05:56
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 434
55% 418 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83.2%
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 6.65
Parallax 6.91
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
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 668 641 667 671 672 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 623
Write 677
Mixed 534
SusWrite 662
141% 624 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 45.6
166% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 655
DQ Mixed 808
574% 731 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 147%
Great: 172%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 960GB
894GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 416 407 418 419 419 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 430
Write 422
Mixed 330
SusWrite 415
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 38.8
150% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 185
175% 272 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.3
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 21
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 65.2%
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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