Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-E/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime17.4 Days
Run DateJan 10 '23 at 02:37
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 204
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 375
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 381
24% 381 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.3% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 77.8
Parallax 71.5
62% 75 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 74.8
Splatting 69.5
58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 256GB-$100
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0307A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 127 102 77 102 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 440
Write 274
Mixed 262
SusWrite 122
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 15.9
4K Mixed 8.7
55% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 15.4
88% 201 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 54%
Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
70GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 160 147 159 152 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 150
Write 142
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 150
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1866 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 70%

 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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