Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


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 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22.3% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150521
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 13:20
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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 i5-4430-$124 24,837 User benchmarks, average bench 65% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 88.3 2-Core 179 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 333 42% 321 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 3063) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 26 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 32.3 21% 27.8 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 30.4 Splatting 26.4 24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 750GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 47 66 70 89 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 54.8 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 65.6 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 229GB free Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 74 76 75 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 77 Write 75.5 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 74.7 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 44%
WD WD1600AVVS-63L2B0 160GB 2,580 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 120GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 66 67 65 69 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 64.8 Mixed 45 SusWrite 66 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 44%
MKI SCHNUFFI 129GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 109GB free, PID 1167 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 31 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 32.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 30.8 42% 31 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 39% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1339DS1S00. 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1373, 1373, 1373, 1373 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.9% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 61%

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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	969x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	672x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	317x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	477x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	220x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	174x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	98x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	157x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	112x
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 $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