Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.3% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 05:50
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 270 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 723 73% 592 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Device(7377 140A) ≥ 4GB; Colorful iGame Advanced OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 283 Parallax 340 203% 291 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 242 Splatting 141 179% 231 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 196 203 194 201 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 354 Write 249 Mixed 275 SusWrite 174 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.2 158% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 141 136% 216 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 811GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 447 468 485 487 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 482 Mixed 415 SusWrite 462 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 51.4 183% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 1315 CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 1315 CT102464BD160B.M16 32GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 59%

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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 3,066 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	877x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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