Asus Z97-K R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.4% 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	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '19 at 09:03
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th 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-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 701 74% 589 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0464) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 43.8 29% 37.4 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 36.8 27% 31.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 311 311 310 307 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 493 Mixed 466 SusWrite 318 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.2 210% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 535GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 109 108 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 100 Write 113 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 109 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.3 228% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 147 145 148 150 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 157 Write 154 Mixed 38 SusWrite 147 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 107%
Samsung HE103UJ 1TB-$87 979 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 737GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 115 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 91.7 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 115 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.1% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 19.7 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 67%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K R2.0

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	100x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	48x
Core i5-4690Intel $52Bench 67%, 73,695 samples	22x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	19x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	15x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,248 samples	9x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 12GBSamsungBench 40%, 763 samples	7x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $406

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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