Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive146% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-E/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '20 at 00:38
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 422
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V5900 (FireGL V)
AMD(1002 0B06) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1010
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 667 661 669 670 671 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 625
Write 676
Mixed 539
SusWrite 666
141% 626 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 45.1
163% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 713
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 789
563% 718 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 146%
Great: 172%
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
732GB free
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2081 1580 1577 1566 1576 1584 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
328% Outstanding
Read 2,008
Write 2,188
Mixed 1,653
SusWrite 1,661
423% 1,877 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 79.6
272% 99.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,336
DQ Write 1459
DQ Mixed 970
848% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 328%
Great: 312%
Intel SSDSC2BA400G3T 400GB
373GB free
Firmware: 5DV1DL05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 445 446 446 448 443 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
102% Outstanding
Read 375
Write 447
Mixed 357
SusWrite 445
92% 406 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 43.1
156% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 260
197% 267 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
65.1% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-E/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 604 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

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