Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.5% 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	44.2% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	17.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 15:35
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 230 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 642 65% 529 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0464) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.10.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Lighting 36.2 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 43.5 30% 37.3 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 29.8 Splatting 36.9 27% 31.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 53 51 64 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 225 Write 121 Mixed 162 SusWrite 56.5 31% 141 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 16.9 93% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 66 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 73.8 62% 87 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 193GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 128 127 129 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 120 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 127 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 112%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 13GB free Firmware: 1053 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 54.2 Write 69.5 Mixed 87.5 54% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 247% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 67%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 64GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 40GB free, PID 0321 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 49 49 43 47 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 67.7 Write 22.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 45 42% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 14.3 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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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	880x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	665x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	333x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	169x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x

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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Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16