Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	61.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 21:10
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 106 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 408 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 193 83 81 90 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 440 Write 386 Mixed 216 SusWrite 132 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 25.9 101% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 51.6 DQ Mixed 54.1 54% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 88%
WDC WD40 EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 808GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 89.4 Write 58.3 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 59.1 15% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 1.1 12% 4.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 33%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 335GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 123 121 119 121 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 96 Write 81.6 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 121 68% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 476GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 159 161 156 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 165 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 160 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 147 145 137 149 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 81 Write 114 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 145 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 90%

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 @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 9.6 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 86%

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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-P Builds (Compare 2,972 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P - $110

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	979x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	676x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	324x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	486x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	222x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	176x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	100x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	160x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	116x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	75x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $29	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