Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.2% 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	63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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-K (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 23:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 75.9 2-Core 203 66% 118 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 366 48% 364 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 83AE) 1GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Lighting 18.2 Reflection 22.2 Parallax 17.1 15% 19.2 fps	MRender 26.3 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 22.9 19% 22.9 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 117 103 90 95 83 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.7% Good	Read 280 Write 162 Mixed 213 SusWrite 107 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 36 123% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 172 128% 172 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 87%
Lacie P9223 2TB 509 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 58GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 96 98 96 100 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 75.8 Write 121 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 96.8 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 186% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 69%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 36GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 37 38 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 32.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 38.1 25% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 103%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 35 33 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 32.9 Write 17.9 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 33.8 21% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C9D3/8GX KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 6.6 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 58%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	877x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	664x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	498x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	168x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	148x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	133x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	44x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

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