Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	275% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 09:34
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 658 74% 582 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 87%

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. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 65.7 47% 64 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 68.5 Splatting 69.5 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 399 391 315 396 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 2,556 Write 2,259 Mixed 1,590 SusWrite 560 388% 1,741 MB/s	4K Read 65.8 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 95.9 326% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 878 643% 848 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 302%
APS-SE20G-256 256GB 1,193 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 149GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 340 300 302 302 301 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 668 Write 471 Mixed 594 SusWrite 364 117% 524 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 55.1 205% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 714 541% 724 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 209%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 191 166 196 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 195 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 190 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 920GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 104 105 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 82.8 Write 76.6 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 103 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 523 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 26.1 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 90%

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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%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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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