Asus Z97-E

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.3% 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	125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150304
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '19 at 03:32
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 201 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 421 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 36.7 Parallax 33.4 32% 36.6 fps	MRender 33.5 Gravity 34.1 Splatting 29.6 26% 32.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 292 278 288 292 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 471 Mixed 444 SusWrite 293 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 65.6 232% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 18GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 112 101 155 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 98.5 Write 70.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 126 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Portable 4TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 2343 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 105 102 100 109 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 48.5 Write 78.8 Mixed 57 SusWrite 105 105% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 184% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.2% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 59%

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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 $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