Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.4% 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	82% 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	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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '20 at 21:07
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 76.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 202 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 301 46% 336 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.4% Average	Lighting 50.2 Reflection 57.8 Parallax 47.8 41% 51.9 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 52.6 Splatting 43.9 42% 53.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 31 33 29 35 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 380 Write 252 Mixed 332 SusWrite 62.5 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 43.9 152% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 228 206% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 58GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 91 90 91 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 78.3 Write 101 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 90.9 53% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 803GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 138 139 128 136 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 133 Write 91.3 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 135 122% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.7 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 86.7 46% 86.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 72%

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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 3,064 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	876x
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 $274	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 $184	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