Asus Z97-E

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.9% 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	65.2% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '24 at 18:13
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 215 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 614 59% 488 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.9% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 64.7 49% 66.9 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 58.4 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BT58SSD13S 1TB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 556GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2301B SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 10 2.4 12 10 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 482 Write 440 Mixed 368 SusWrite 60.3 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 13.8 106% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 16.2 82% 184 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 98%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 36GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 84 87 78 64 56 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 476 Mixed 339 SusWrite 115 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 50.6 169% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 334 258% 352 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 16GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 451 Mixed 348 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 41.3 147% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 344 263% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 146GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 102 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 108 Write 111 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 103 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 69%
Usb3.0 Super Speed 500GB 338 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 425GB free Firmware: 0214 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 49 8.4 0 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.8% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 13.9 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.8% 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 0: 0P 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	216	59	60	27"	1280 720	AUS2707 VG27AQ1A

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Typical Z97-E Builds (Compare 695 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	277x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	31x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16