Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	13.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	72.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 22 days ago, 22 days ago, 22 days ago, 17 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '23 at 23:04
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$120 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 85.1 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 146 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 198 24% 186 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 375D) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Lighting 16.9 Reflection 20 Parallax 14.9 14% 17.3 fps	MRender 15.9 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 16.9 14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 493GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 345 352 381 371 371 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 339 Write 312 Mixed 179 SusWrite 358 67% 297 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 13.2 78% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 189 178% 280 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 117%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 121GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 848 739 834 841 842 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 800 Write 931 Mixed 840 SusWrite 826 192% 849 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 46.4 139% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 462 358% 499 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 276%
Drevo D1 SSD 240GB 618 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 121GB free Firmware: Q0405A SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 294 104 101 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 370 Write 299 Mixed 298 SusWrite 167 64% 283 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 17.5 87% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 32.7 98% 209 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1373 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 13.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 1G 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
3%	6%	17	147	20	60	7.2"	1600 1200	SAM01AD SyncMaster

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	80x
Core i7-4790Intel $207Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	44x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	48x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	27x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $90Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	55x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060 $350	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16