Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 1000 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 407 57% 420 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5162 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.33% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 6.8 3% 4.37 fps	MRender 8 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 4.9 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.33% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB 4,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 259 259 260 260 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 451 Mixed 322 SusWrite 258 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48 175% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 207 177% 260 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 223GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 118 111 116 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 351 Write 190 Mixed 237 SusWrite 115 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 40.2 131% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 183 139% 188 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 124%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 459GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 81 82 83 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 82.5 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 424GB free Firmware: GH2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 126 127 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 125 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 126 72% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 72%
Seagate ST31000526SV 1TB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 777GB free Firmware: CV15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 112 114 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 113 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 70%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 175 172 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 166 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 173 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 27 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 19.1 35% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 28.4 Mixed 23.6 SusWrite 19.1 34% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905403-439.A00LF 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 19.7 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 21.4 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	173x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	26x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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