Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	98.6% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '20 at 21:51
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 230 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 596 65% 513 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 67.3 52% 66.6 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 54.7 51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 209 221 212 211 214 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 866 Write 242 Mixed 287 SusWrite 206 88% 401 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 33.7 141% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 159 130% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 337 338 342 350 350 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 328 Write 288 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 329 184% 254 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 2.2 916% 7.23 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 213%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB 10,173 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 885GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 112 111 107 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 76 Write 107 Mixed 77 SusWrite 111 69% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 70%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 562GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 108 124 176 175 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 188 Write 182 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 131 197% 150 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.8 359% 8.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 0423 Team-Elite-1600 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 20.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 71%

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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 $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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