Asus Z97-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive212% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-E  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '18 at 12:45
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-5775C-$183
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 257
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 692
73% 582 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 181
96% 129 fps
MRender 87
Gravity 114
Splatting 126
91% 109 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
236GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 628 638 647 644 639 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,537
Write 1,630
Mixed 728
SusWrite 665
255% 1,140 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 58
212% 85.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,036
DQ Write 962
DQ Mixed 830
669% 943 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 212%
Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
102GB free
Firmware: X41200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 423 243 201 174 219 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 434
Mixed 339
SusWrite 274
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 37.1
148% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 244
209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE4G3D21BCE1J.8FN 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 42.9
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 37.4
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 24.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 101%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-E Builds (Compare 693 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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