Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.9% 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	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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 10:53
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 119 2-Core 184 78% 131 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 290 40% 296 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 56 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 78.5 46% 66.5 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 54.5 Splatting 53.6 46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 485 Mixed 389 102% 457 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.4 201% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 175GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 92 92 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 174 Write 156 Mixed 92.4 SusWrite 91.3 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.M16 2x8GB 4,109 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 21 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%

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Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 750 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	239x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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