Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 61.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 x 65536 colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 09:27
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 146 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 275 36% 269 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gamer 120MG100-A1 120GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 305 Write 92 Mixed 131 38% 176 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 26.3 93% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 78.5 DQ Write 36 DQ Mixed 40 34% 51.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 42GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 107 105 105 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 150 Write 139 Mixed 91 SusWrite 105 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 140GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 95 94 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 123 Write 111 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 95.7 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 200GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 19 19 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 25.3 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 19.6 30% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 44%
WDC WDS2 40G2G0A-00JH30 240GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 161GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.4% Poor	Read 33.3 Write 27 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 19.9 36% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 5.1 405% 5.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 29%
WDC WD20 EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 549GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 31 Write 21.2 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 28.2 35% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C9D3/4GX 99U5584-017.A00LF 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.5% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 12.3 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 13.9 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 42%

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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	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 $76Bench 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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16