Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27% 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	99.6% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160317
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '19 at 09:00
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 164 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 353 38% 299 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8555) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 29.8 27% 32.1 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 30.2 Splatting 31.3 27% 32.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 238 268 234 141 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 412 Mixed 360 SusWrite 218 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 51 167% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 350 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 281 278 282 283 282 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 432 Mixed 391 SusWrite 282 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 52.2 145% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 97GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 93 100 67 58 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 59 Write 64.3 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 80.6 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.1 50% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.5 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 76%

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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 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	35x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	31x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
NVME SSD 256GBNetacBench 178%, 1,034 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	5x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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