Asus Z97-P

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.6% 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	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '23 at 16:54
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 125 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 415 53% 402 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 38.1 31% 39.3 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 27.4 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Verbatim Vi560 S3 256GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 80GB free Firmware: V0218A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 411 402 441 438 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 423 Mixed 402 SusWrite 374 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 25.8 134% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 35.5 86% 173 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 97%
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 33 70 39 95 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 142 Write 229 Mixed 358 SusWrite 65.9 45% 199 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 19.6 92% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 30.2 68% 139 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 70%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 206GB free Firmware: SBFMP1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 418 131 137 136 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 441 Mixed 367 SusWrite 204 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 39.6 148% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 227 198% 294 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 94%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 258GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 90 90 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 78.3 Write 76.8 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 89.4 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-181.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-181.A00LF 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1632, 1632, 1632, 1632 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P - $110

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	973x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	319x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	480x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	221x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	175x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	99x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	159x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	114x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	74x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $758

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) $29	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