Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 13:08
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 477 64% 476 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 66.2 54% 68.8 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 59.1 53% 66.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 265 252 241 253 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 446 Mixed 353 SusWrite 249 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 55.1 190% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 232 210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 600GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 390 399 413 404 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 442 Mixed 390 SusWrite 378 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 55.7 180% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 290 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 298 295 295 295 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 459 Mixed 407 SusWrite 289 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.4 213% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 244GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 106 107 106 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 64.7 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 105 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 22.4 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM76F9 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

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