Asus Z97-E

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	39% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140929
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '17 at 15:48
Run Duration	93 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 212 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2774) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39% Below average	Lighting 51 Reflection 33.9 Parallax 65.5 42% 50.1 fps	MRender 32.1 Gravity 49.5 Splatting 42.3 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 39%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 560ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 3755428 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -135282879888483 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 715 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 281 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 17 46 51542622225 (C2) HDA temperature 17 46 51542622225 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3755428 (C4) Reallocation count 99 99 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3755428 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3755428 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3398 (EA) Unknown 0 0 3234 (F1) Unknown 0 0 3234 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4062	62.1% Good	Read 512 Write 186 Mixed 239 68% 312 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 9.74 89% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 9.12 38% 77.8 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.M8F 2x4GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 42%

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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 $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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