Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.3% 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	45.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '18 at 18:14
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 89 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 183 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 282 39% 289 Pts	64-Core 310 19% 310 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 850E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 65 Parallax 57.3 48% 60.5 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 55.8 Splatting 52 48% 60.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM07.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 13 64 49 168 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 437 Write 34 Mixed 230 SusWrite 89 43% 198 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 8.3 69% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 12.6 23% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 84%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 48GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 143 143 135 151 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 304 Write 196 Mixed 230 SusWrite 141 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 28.2 107% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 154 123% 171 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 84%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 191GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 55 53 49 49 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 43.2 Write 68.7 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 52.2 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 39% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 87%
Sony Storage Media 16GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 02a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 3.5 2.8 2.5 4.1 3.3 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	4.86% Terrible	Read 22 Write 10.3 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 3.1 16% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.86% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 13.5 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	873x
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	331x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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