Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140423
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 09:50
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 249 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 676 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.4% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 54.4 35% 43.2 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 44.1 Splatting 22.1 25% 31.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 527ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 148 157 148 163 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 372 Write 240 Mixed 255 SusWrite 154 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 37.2 133% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 202 154% 209 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 234GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 114 114 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 165 Write 151 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 112 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 114%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID 0577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 36.5 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 36.8 47% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.9 56% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 17.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 63%

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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 3,075 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	880x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	665x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	333x
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 $95Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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