Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 8 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-E/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime8.3 Days
Run DateJan 07 '18 at 03:56
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 96.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 267
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 695
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Lighting 70.9
Reflection 60.7
Parallax 86.6
58% 72.7 fps
MRender 60.2
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 76.6
55% 65.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
745GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 162
Mixed 141
122% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.3
116% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
191GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 151
Write 102
Mixed 8.16
62% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.37
4K Mixed 0.52
135% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 25.2
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 25.6
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%

 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 602 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $657
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