Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	116% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '19 at 17:10
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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 i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 87.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 214 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 390 52% 392 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB 4,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 270 257 258 259 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 314 Mixed 408 SusWrite 264 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 68.1 218% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 193 173% 261 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 209GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 118 115 117 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 338 Write 179 Mixed 222 SusWrite 116 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 42.8 137% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 160 119% 158 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 124%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 338GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 78 79 79 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 72 Write 67.8 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 77.6 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 350GB free Firmware: GH2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 120 121 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 121 69% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 72%
Seagate ST31000526SV 1TB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 846GB free Firmware: CV15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 53 55 58 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 71.7 Write 56.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 56.4 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 146GB free Firmware: ST1O SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 84.2 Write 80 Mixed 44 SusWrite 84.1 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 7.3 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Read 8 Write 7.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 7.6 10% 7.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905403-439.A00LF 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 64%

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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 $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