Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.2% 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	78.9% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '18 at 23:42
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 218 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 521 54% 433 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 40.8 38% 44.6 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 37 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR050 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1605 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1033 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 41 (AE) Unknown 100 100 172 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 48 223339085860 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 10713943508 (F7) Unknown 100 100 335593301 (F8) Unknown 100 100 127727332 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1263 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	78.9% Very good	Read 470 Write 317 Mixed 334 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 23.2 105% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 39.6 76% 152 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 381GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 171 4000 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4049 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3087 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2180 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 393 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 22663 (C2) HDA temperature 117 103 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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46.9% Average	Read 85.3 Write 78 Mixed 79.1 61% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.16 79% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 85%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 118GB free Firmware: MX15 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 81895221 (03) Spinup time 95 88 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8630 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 26050346973 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13232 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 144 (0C) Power cycle count 95 37 5986 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 86 463863809397 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 68 48 555352096 (C2) HDA temperature 32 52 38654705696 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 43 28 81895221 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 46141	43% Average	Read 71.1 Write 78.6 Mixed 64.2 54% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.34 80% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 128GB-$13 974 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 105GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 148 Write 94.4 Mixed 118 147% 120 MB/s	4K Read 4.24 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 1.02 126% 2.49 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB 7,869 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.1 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.6 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.6% 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	877x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

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