Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% 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

4 years ago, 4 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-K (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 08:42
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 527 72% 533 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1609 MHz, MLim: 1882 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 76.5 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 67 62% 72.9 fps	MRender 75.8 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 60.6 55% 68.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 469 Write 429 Mixed 354 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.8 195% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 239 213% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 51GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 433 468 443 444 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 432 Mixed 266 SusWrite 406 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.6 159% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 158 170% 283 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$39 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 591GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 78 80 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 110 Write 55.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 79.1 56% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 83%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 335GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 66 66 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 47.5 Write 57.8 Mixed 63 SusWrite 67.9 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB 17,012 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 23.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 73%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	880x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	667x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	335x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	169x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 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 i5-12600K $173	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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