Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 00:57
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 390,954 User benchmarks, average bench 83% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 244 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 653 70% 545 Pts	64-Core 651 44% 651 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$338 359,315 User benchmarks, average bench 88% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.9% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 108 Parallax 114 92% 112 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 103 Splatting 94.2 87% 111 fps
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 95%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$100 56,864 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 35 37 38 40 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 78,258 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 10GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 121 115 125 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 98 Write 68.5 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 118 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 78,258 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 99GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 166 172 167 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 100 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 167 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.1 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 390,954 samples	283x
Core i5-4690KIntel $200Bench 79%, 185,439 samples	140x
Core i7-4790Intel $215Bench 76%, 204,029 samples	77x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 648,344 samples	108x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 182,396 samples	90x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 104%, 744,297 samples	55x
SSDSCKKW480H6 480GBIntelBench 83%, 1,477 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 616,214 samples	37x

RAM
BLT4G3D1608DT2TXRG 2x4GBCrucialBench 58%, 360 samples	70x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 68,070 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 95,122 samples	31x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16