Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	132% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-WS (all builds)
Memory	29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '20 at 02:24
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 98 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 624 65% 520 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 146 Reflection 157 178% 151 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB 30,266 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80000C00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 358 348 363 336 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 731 Write 616 Mixed 641 SusWrite 352 131% 585 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.4 191% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 606 DQ Mixed 494 374% 495 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 164%
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$123 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 217GB free Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 80 77 79 73 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 442 Write 394 Mixed 313 SusWrite 74.3 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 48 160% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 38.8 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 53.6 48% 68.7 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 912GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 80 77 80 72 76 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 86.2 Write 15.2 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 74.8 42% 56.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 162 168 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 166 Write 173 Mixed 121 SusWrite 167 213% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,222 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 28.1 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 28.7 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%

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Gaming 97%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 8,026 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16