Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160316
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 05 '19 at 16:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 221
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 430
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 77.1
Parallax 69
62% 74 fps
MRender 71.3
Gravity 71.6
Splatting 73.3
59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 97 87 88 114 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 293
Write 250
Mixed 252
SusWrite 98.3
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 32.2
134% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 209
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 108
114% 187 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
759GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 128 126 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 122
Write 124
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 126
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 63%

 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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