Asus Z97-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics47.7% 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 Drive116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-E  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 18 '18 at 21:25
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 667
72% 570 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.7% Average
Lighting 57.1
Reflection 58.2
Parallax 47.6
46% 54.3 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 59.4
Splatting 53.8
50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 410
Mixed 416
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 50.2
191% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 108
121% 211 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82
2TB free
Firmware: 82.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 172
Write 123
Mixed 141
110% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 2.15
4K Mixed 0.26
95% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.6% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 22.2
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-E Builds (Compare 699 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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