Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.1% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 09:27
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 239 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 659 69% 555 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1475 MHz, MLim: 1957 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 56.4 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 63.6 46% 63.3 fps	MRender 74.5 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 55.4 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-00000 256GB 3,145 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT2100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 148 148 147 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 484 Write 169 Mixed 213 SusWrite 150 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 37.8 159% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 217 176% 256 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 158 152 157 160 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 410 Write 205 Mixed 241 SusWrite 156 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 47.5 157% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 197 148% 199 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 87%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 39GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 123 99 120 123 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 64.2 Write 57.4 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 113 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 76%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 59GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 75.4 Write 73 Mixed 48.9 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 44%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 87GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 69 70 69 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 54.9 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 68.9 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 44%

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 (56^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.8 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 17.8 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 63%

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

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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	874x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	663x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	498x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	167x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x

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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16