Asus Z97-E

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% 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	90.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150304
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '19 at 19:09
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 229 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 666 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 61.8 53% 65 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 54.8 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 180 179 189 182 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 328 Mixed 302 SusWrite 194 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 43.8 163% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 142 136% 209 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 97%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 278GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 439 454 456 462 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 473 Mixed 304 SusWrite 447 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.3 168% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 163 173% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 467GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 193 193 192 194 195 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 135 Write 106 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 192 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 114%
Samsun HD103SJ 1TB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 314GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 106 107 105 108 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 110 Write 36 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 103 59% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.2 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 14 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 55%

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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	275x
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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	30x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16