ECS Z97I-DRONE

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	ECS Z97I-DRONE (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141031
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 00:17
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 71.4 1-Core 89.8 2-Core 176 64% 112 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 175 23% 174 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz) 43,454 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Elitegroup(1019 9A3C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	1.73% Terrible	Lighting 1.9 Reflection 2 Parallax 3.2 2% 2.37 fps	MRender 4.5 Gravity 1.1 Splatting 2.3 2% 2.63 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.73% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 59 57 56 55 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 400 Write 288 Mixed 158 SusWrite 93.4 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 12.4 58% 17.1 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 53.3 DQ Mixed 88.2 84% 139 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung 1600 CL9 Series 2x4GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 98.2 41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97I-DRONE Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: ECS Z97I-DRONE

CPU
Core i3-4360Intel $77Bench 65%, 1,789 samples	4x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	3x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	2x

SSD
1100 SATA 256GBMicronBench 73%, 16,265 samples	5x
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	3x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	1x

RAM
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	3x
Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 46%, 3,471 samples	2x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $286

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16