Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% 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	90.2% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 07 '20 at 21:53
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 422 55% 416 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Lighting 62.4 Reflection 66 Parallax 75.9 51% 68.1 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 54.9 49% 60.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 256GB-$100 1,898 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530C SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 283 284 238 161 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 286 Mixed 266 SusWrite 228 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 41 145% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 88.1 111% 198 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 98%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 290GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 109 113 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 27.3 Write 170 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 109 61% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 455GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 59 43 42 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	25% Poor	Read 30.2 Write 92.5 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 55.9 46% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 103% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 451GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 59 66 75 76 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 52.8 Write 40.1 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 68.7 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 846GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 82 81 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 100 Write 85.1 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 80.5 96% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2133C10-4GAB 0420 F3-2133C10-4GAB 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 2133, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 24.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 69%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	173x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	26x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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