Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 14:14
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 579 59% 476 Pts	64-Core 573 36% 573 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.95% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 6.69 Parallax 7 3% 5.93 fps	MRender 7.71 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 8.09 5% 6.08 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.95% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 439 324 298 298 301 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 443 Mixed 357 SusWrite 346 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 41.1 143% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 253 215% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 353GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 99 102 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 96.5 Mixed 62 SusWrite 100 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 42GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 72 70 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 77.5 Write 78 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 84.1 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 74%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 190GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 71 71 72 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 87 Write 83.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 71.2 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 69%
VendorCo ProductCode 64GB 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 50GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.8 9.4 10 9.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.26% Terrible	Read 30.7 Write 19.2 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 8.7 23% 18.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.26% Great: 10%
StoreJet Transcend 320GB 727 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 242GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 38.7 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 40.8 49% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB 9,823 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.5% Below average	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8.4 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10.4 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 61%

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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	875x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	663x
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	167x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x

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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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