Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	12.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	105% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 20:35
Run Duration	999 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 113 2-Core 207 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 578 61% 488 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.89% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 6.54 Parallax 5.5 3% 5.35 fps	MRender 8.43 Gravity 2.43 Splatting 7.52 5% 6.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.89% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Asus(1043 835D) 1GB CLim: 675 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Lighting 14.1 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 12.8 12% 14.6 fps	MRender 20.5 Gravity 14.5 Splatting 16.8 14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.3 465 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 466 Mixed 388 SusWrite 116 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.1 200% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 29GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 110 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 392 Write 148 Mixed 200 SusWrite 39.6 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.5 158% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 163 123% 166 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 583GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 83.7 Write 77.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 23.9 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 438GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 97 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 99.2 Write 57 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 33.4 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3750840SCE 750GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 525GB free Firmware: 3.ACD SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.2 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 54.8 Write 52.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 23.9 32% 43 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 42%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 738GB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.4 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 127 Write 124 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 28.8 106% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 3x4GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3 of 4 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	37% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 11.4 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13.1 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 47%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	239x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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