Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	89.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	19 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 09:36
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 693 68% 559 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 480GB 322 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 264 295 130 29 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 495 Write 386 Mixed 393 SusWrite 204 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 34.9 132% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 253 223% 337 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 148%
Seagate ST2000DL001 2TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC92 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 131 124 120 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 119 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 125 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 26GB free Firmware: SN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 88 86 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 177 Write 168 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 88.6 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 104%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 214GB free Firmware: 0005DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 59 57 58 56 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 110 Write 103 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 57.4 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 147 148 137 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 120 Write 98.7 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 144 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 17.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 19.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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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 $75Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16