Asus Z97-E

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.5% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '21 at 18:16
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 188 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 427 56% 422 Pts	64-Core 433 27% 433 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.5% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 89.2 Parallax 58.2 51% 69.8 fps	MRender 75.2 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 63.1 56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 304 278 184 173 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 444 Mixed 377 SusWrite 224 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 59 194% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 276GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 134 136 137 136 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 137 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 133 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 192 209 213 206 209 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 128 Write 116 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 197 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 19.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	275x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	181x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	48x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	21x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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