Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	152% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-WS (all builds)
Memory	30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160114
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 08:26
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 108 2-Core 206 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 556 61% 482 Pts	64-Core 565 35% 565 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SK hynix BC501 H 256GB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80000C00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 365 360 363 364 363 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 731 Write 559 Mixed 646 SusWrite 378 130% 578 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 65.5 229% 85 MB/s	DQ Read 574 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 621 472% 630 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 3TB 349 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 35 36 36 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 29.5 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 34.8 114% 158 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 585% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 178%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 10 11 10 10 9.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 21 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 11.1 24% 19 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 2.7 223% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 23GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 10 9.9 9.9 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 21.5 Mixed 15 SusWrite 11.1 24% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 2.5 225% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 88%

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Gaming 97%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $86Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 8,026 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,237

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16