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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	95.5% 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 19:33
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^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)	78.9% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 96.8 2-Core 214 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 385 53% 394 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB 4,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 259 257 262 262 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 400 Mixed 285 SusWrite 258 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42 160% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 203 172% 253 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 113%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 115 118 117 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 336 Write 175 Mixed 218 SusWrite 116 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 43.2 136% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 153 116% 157 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 124%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 289GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 75 77 77 79 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 89.6 Write 86.4 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 76.8 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 132GB free Firmware: ST1O SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 78 78 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 79.2 Write 76.5 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 78.7 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 60%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: GH2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 123 122 122 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 127 Write 128 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 123 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 72%
Seagate ST31000526SV 1TB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 930GB free Firmware: CV15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 114 Write 98.4 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 96.7 70% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1TB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 32.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 21 38% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 19%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 31.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 20.9 40% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.8% 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 (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.5% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 17 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 18.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.5% 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	242x
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	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16