Asus Z97-E

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	81.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 15:42
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 196 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 601 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.1% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 61.1 53% 66 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 64.1 Splatting 70.3 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 338 287 224 179 207 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 342 Write 471 Mixed 345 SusWrite 266 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 36.1 117% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 118 146% 259 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 110%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 57GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 161 162 159 163 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 430 Write 219 Mixed 238 SusWrite 161 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 43.3 158% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 134 119% 179 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 87%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 469GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 172 173 173 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 138 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 173 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.3 244% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 232GB free Firmware: V5DOA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 63 62 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 58.3 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 62.5 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-038.A00LF Micron 8KTF51264AZ-1G6E1 99U5474-038.A00LF Micron 8KTF51264AZ-1G6E1 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 52%

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Typical Z97-E Builds (Compare 693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $80Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16