Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.5% 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	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150520
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 06:01
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 233 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 462 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 24.2 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 22.4 20% 22 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 19.1 19% 23.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 106 87 108 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 275 Write 214 Mixed 198 SusWrite 102 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 29.7 126% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 95 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 150 110% 140 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 329GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 109 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 116 Write 111 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 414GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 77 78 77 78 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 76.2 Write 76.4 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 77.5 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 468GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 53 53 54 54 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 87.9 Write 82.9 Mixed 52 SusWrite 53.6 90% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1923 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 20.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 67%

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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	664x
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	168x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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