Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.5% 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 Drive	121% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 17:13
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 414 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 421 26% 421 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 75.9 48% 66.7 fps	MRender 67.2 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 55.2 50% 61.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 426 422 420 422 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 441 Mixed 363 SusWrite 420 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.5 196% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 95GB free Firmware: 3.1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 345 348 344 343 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 352 Write 267 Mixed 84 SusWrite 337 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 11.9 49% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 19 DQ Mixed 18.8 16% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 56%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 46GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 53 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 91.7 Write 84.3 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 51.9 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 177GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 160 159 159 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 119 Write 87.5 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 158 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 114%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 34GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 77 78 77 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 83.3 Write 88 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 77.8 63% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 77%
Lexar JumpDrive S23 USB 3.0 16GB-$8 500 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 11GB free, PID a833 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 106 Write 26.5 Mixed 37 SusWrite 27.3 54% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.2 146% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C11 2x4GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 17.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	105x
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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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