Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.1% 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	68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '20 at 08:17
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 91.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 202 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 423 53% 403 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Palit(1569 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 58.4 50% 61.2 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 58.3 Splatting 50.9 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 258 285 284 284 284 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 404 Write 285 Mixed 253 SusWrite 268 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 30.3 97% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 55.1 DQ Mixed 47.4 56% 103 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 692GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 165 168 171 170 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 66 SusWrite 165 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 94% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 530GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 108 108 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 116 Write 79.5 Mixed 78 SusWrite 108 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$39 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 812GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 149 151 150 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 68 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 148 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.5% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 17.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,071 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	878x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	665x
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	168x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16