Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.1% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '20 at 20:45
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 232 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 639 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB; MSI GAMING X TRIO CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 246 Parallax 322 172% 260 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 240 Splatting 143 176% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 170 111 112 111 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 364 Write 345 Mixed 304 SusWrite 133 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 48.4 159% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 212 160% 214 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 124%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 104GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 190 233 234 234 234 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 242 Write 318 Mixed 238 SusWrite 217 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 18.3 108% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 91.6 91% 145 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 36GB free Firmware: U21010RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 385 387 392 389 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 382 Mixed 274 SusWrite 388 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 19.2 134% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 107 121% 202 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 86%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$86 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 175GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 404 401 413 414 403 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 425 Mixed 300 SusWrite 408 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 35.7 168% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 209 188% 284 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$62 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 243GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 93 92 94 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 112 Write 100 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 92.6 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 23.7 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 86%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	407x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	65x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	17x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,337

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16