Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.6% 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	112% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 20:01
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 100 2-Core 196 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 373 51% 377 Pts	64-Core 373 23% 373 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3643) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 30 Parallax 42.9 26% 35 fps	MRender 40.9 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 33.6 31% 38 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 221 222 220 201 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 484 Mixed 370 SusWrite 241 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 58.8 196% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 224GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 61 61 61 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 62.5 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 60.8 43% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 35%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 308GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 124 123 124 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 15.3 SusWrite 124 67% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 108%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB 1,300 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 81GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 27.5 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 42.1 46% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 7,948 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	58% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 70%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	875x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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