Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.6% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 22:59
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 as expected (60^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 101 2-Core 189 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 531 55% 444 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Zotac(19DA 1314) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 48.7 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 57.8 40% 50.5 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 56.8 Splatting 42.8 42% 53.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 464 Write 450 Mixed 337 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 45.3 159% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 219 200% 306 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 72GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 132 121 145 145 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 120 Write 93.2 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 136 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000521AS 1TB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 75GB free Firmware: CCA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 89 84 114 92 105 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 99.2 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 97.7 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 108GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 58 58 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 57.7 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 56.9 40% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB 7,510 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.5% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 6.8 21% 7.33 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 6.1 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 80.9 49% 80.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 54%

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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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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	877x
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 $273	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 $177	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