Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59% 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	114% 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	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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-WS (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '17 at 13:07
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 775 85% 673 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 85.7 60% 74.2 fps	MRender 61.9 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 78.3 56% 67.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 958 Write 282 Mixed 403 119% 548 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 25 154% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 84 124% 231 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 108GB free Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,032 Write 903 Mixed 1,192 302% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 55.6 254% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 723 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 207 238% 420 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 243%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 120GB 699 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 86GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 387 Write 121 Mixed 181 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 16.8 106% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 96.1 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 34 46% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 94%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 709GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 28.9 Write 158 Mixed 35 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.86 181% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 184%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 375GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 357 (03) Spinup time 139 137 4016 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3098 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 7 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 33 33 49237 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2678 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 2073 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1024 (C2) HDA temperature 113 97 30 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 4	73.5% Very good	Read 123 Write 133 Mixed 124 96% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.42 119% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 69%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 241GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 140 138 3983 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3218 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 32 32 49931 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2808 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 2193 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1024 (C2) HDA temperature 113 98 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	66.6% Good	Read 118 Write 114 Mixed 111 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.41 109% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GXLYU240NSA 2x8GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.5 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 28.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 46.3 86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%

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Gaming 97%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 8,026 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,217

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 $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16