Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.7% 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	100% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '21 at 17:59
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 437 59% 441 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3764) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.63 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.7% Poor	Lighting 34.6 Reflection 37.4 Parallax 36.6 28% 36.2 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 36.7 Splatting 25.7 27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB 4,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 262 266 266 266 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 417 Mixed 412 SusWrite 277 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 53.7 164% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 183 166% 253 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 135GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 65 68 73 75 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 86.2 Write 77.5 Mixed 44 SusWrite 68.6 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 69%
Seagate ST1000LM 035-1RK172 1TB 3,232 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 800GB free Firmware: RSM7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 85 Write 117 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 108 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 70%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 333GB free Firmware: GH2OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 113 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 121 Write 122 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 115 69% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 72%
Seagate ST31000526SV 1TB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 760GB free Firmware: CV15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 111 113 113 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 112 Write 97.4 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 112 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 70%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 160 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 162 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 157 157 157 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 180 Write 147 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 155 184% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 74%

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% 1373, 1373, 1373, 1373 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	MC Read 19.1 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.2% 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	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 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	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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