Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.3% 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	105% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 16:50
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 112 2-Core 222 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 442 59% 443 Pts	64-Core 442 27% 442 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 17.1 Parallax 20.2 19% 20.2 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 22.3 Splatting 16.9 17% 21.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 422 430 427 419 423 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 402 Mixed 345 SusWrite 423 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 43.7 146% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 253 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 223GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 289 289 291 291 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 422 Mixed 340 SusWrite 306 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.7 186% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 122%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 619GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 112 112 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 116 Write 108 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 112 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 65%
WD WD1500HLHX-01JJPV0 150GB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 59GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 115 115 113 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 114 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 81%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	6.2% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 7 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 6.4 15% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 51% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.2% Great: 23%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 188% 452GB free, PID 61f3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 23 21 22 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 41.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 22.2 48% 36 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 12.5 929% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 12.9 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 13.8 1,048% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 340%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 35GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 8.9 10 12 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 36.7 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 10.5 31% 25.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.9 61% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 23 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 71%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-E/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	252x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	104x
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 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	30x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $657

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