Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-E/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 05 '18 at 06:11
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 252
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 501
68% 504 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 150
Parallax 128
113% 139 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 131
Splatting 110
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53
437GB free
Firmware: M3CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 396
Mixed 414
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 27.2
144% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 43.7
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 80.9
84% 129 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33
550GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 128
Write 75
Mixed 85.9
72% 96.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.03
4K Write 0.82
4K Mixed 0.09
26% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/2GX 1315 BL25664FN1608.16FF KHX1600C9D3/2GX 1315 BL25664FN1608.16FF 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.6% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.7
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.5
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 66%

 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 607 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

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