Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive86.3% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateMay 08 '17 at 05:16
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 675
68% 553 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 144
Parallax 126
109% 135 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 509
Write 237
Mixed 305
77% 350 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 21.4
141% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 13.2
72% 165 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
631GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 157
Mixed 130
120% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.19
96% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
249GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 108
Write 112
Mixed 97
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.26
93% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.8% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 13.7
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 87%

 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 603 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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