Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51% 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	234% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	13.4 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	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '19 at 15:30
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 246 92% 161 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 745 79% 632 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.9% 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 (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 59.7 48% 62.2 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 70.3 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1456 387 348 336 390 400 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 2,046 Mixed 1307 SusWrite 553 328% 1466 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 75.6 275% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 888 649% 853 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 302%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 148GB free Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 321 321 320 321 322 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 585 Write 467 Mixed 460 SusWrite 336 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 74.1 240% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 783 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 852 600% 759 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 236%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 180 179 196 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 191 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 190 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 686GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 66 67 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 84.7 Write 63.6 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 67.1 56% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.6% 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 (74^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 25.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 27.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 90%

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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	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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

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 $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