Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	94.8% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160316
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '20 at 05:18
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 107 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 436 59% 438 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW480H6 480GB 1,815 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSF042C SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 157 233 149 127 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 416 Mixed 381 SusWrite 188 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 46.6 164% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 226 192% 278 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 94%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 417GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 199 208 203 206 269 MB/s Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.1% Good	Read 202 Write 186 Mixed 224 SusWrite 222 47% 209 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 30.8 106% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 150 123% 174 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 102%
Ibm-esxs ST3600057SS 600GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 559GB free Firmware: BA58 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 194 195 194 194 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	113% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 190 Mixed 107 SusWrite 194 126% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.8 337% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x4GB 372 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 66%

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

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Typical Z97-E/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 604 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	253x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	105x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	67x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	65x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	57x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	31x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	24x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	63x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	14x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	13x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16