Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 59.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	49.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Memory 79.5 1-Core 99.1 2-Core 174 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 331 34% 272 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 84.8 50% 70.8 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 54.1 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 256GB-$100 1,898 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530C SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 197 153 128 150 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 479 Write 279 Mixed 268 SusWrite 165 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 9.3 4K Mixed 36.7 84% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 89.3 120% 217 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 289GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 107 111 108 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 172 Write 175 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 109 86% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 456GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 79 83 84 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 49 Write 79.3 Mixed 73 SusWrite 80.5 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.3 176% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 451GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 82 77 78 87 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 75.5 Write 95.7 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 81.7 60% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 846GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 84 83 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 103 Write 101 Mixed 55 SusWrite 82.6 113% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2133C10-4GAB 0420 F3-2133C10-4GAB 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 2133, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 20 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 69%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	242x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16