Asus Z97-E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics51.5% 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 Drive82.6% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-E  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '19 at 09:15
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 262
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 712
76% 605 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.2
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 64
Reflection 69
Parallax 84.5
52% 72.5 fps
MRender 66.1
Gravity 65.3
Splatting 55.2
50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 229 77 0.3 0.3 0.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 475
Write 449
Mixed 370
SusWrite 114
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 32.9
138% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 200
187% 290 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 101%
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
184GB free
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 179 194 183 196 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 373
Write 278
Mixed 299
SusWrite 192
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 40.7
159% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 244
185% 249 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 89%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB
9GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 5.2 5 5.6 5.3 5.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
5.87% Terrible
Read 25
Write 1.5
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 5
9% 9.25 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 5.87%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 28.1
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 26
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 46.4
86% 46.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-E Builds (Compare 693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E

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