Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 22:45
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 250 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 589 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Lighting 80.3 Reflection 87 Parallax 76.5 66% 81.3 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 68.7 61% 75.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 230 227 189 185 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 447 Write 193 Mixed 156 SusWrite 198 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 25.7 129% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 56.4 99% 199 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 145GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 475 403 287 287 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 488 Mixed 469 SusWrite 367 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 59.7 223% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Apple HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF 500GB 626 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 72GB free Firmware: GV201B SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 65 66 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 54 Write 50 Mixed 20 SusWrite 64.9 34% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 44%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 1,890 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 461GB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 94 95 95 94 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 94.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 90.4 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 74%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 143GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 73 73 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 73 Write 71.3 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 73.6 83% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.3% 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	876x
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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Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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