Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	14.4% 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	89.6% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '23 at 23:32
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$79 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 (48^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 92 1-Core 80.9 2-Core 45.4 54% 72.8 Pts	4-Core 114 8-Core 178 18% 146 Pts	64-Core 118 7% 118 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.2% 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 (75^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 18.6 15% 18.2 fps	MRender 16 Gravity 18.8 Splatting 16.8 14% 17.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 355 352 382 366 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 298 Write 384 Mixed 248 SusWrite 358 73% 322 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 35.1 134% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 173 174% 281 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 117%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 253GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1331 764 748 836 846 845 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,476 Write 1,903 Mixed 1446 SusWrite 895 323% 1,430 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 59.4 198% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 822 DQ Write 384 DQ Mixed 564 429% 590 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 276%
Drevo D1 SSD 240GB 618 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 121GB free Firmware: Q0405A SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 290 96 93 83 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 469 Write 416 Mixed 391 SusWrite 177 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 23.9 112% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 33.8 97% 206 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76% 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 @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 5.9 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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