Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.1% 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	61.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	30.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '20 at 15:01
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 736 77% 619 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 55.8 37% 47.9 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 52.8 Splatting 39.1 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 64 102 98 95 95 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.5% Good	Read 162 Write 108 Mixed 133 SusWrite 91.4 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 29.9 148% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 113 87% 119 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 83%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 112 115 115 118 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 400 Write 141 Mixed 187 SusWrite 116 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 40.8 169% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 139 107% 146 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 73%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 125 127 126 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 81 SusWrite 127 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 97.8 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 103 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 60%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 298GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 80.4 Write 46.5 Mixed 44.9 SusWrite 79.7 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1969 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 80%

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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	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 $133	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