Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.57% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 12:05
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 592 65% 512 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8576) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.57% Terrible	Lighting 4.3 Reflection 4.4 Parallax 4.5 4% 4.4 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 5 4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.57% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 411GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 163 187 196 187 180 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 361 Write 244 Mixed 251 SusWrite 188 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 17.2 4K Mixed 20.6 70% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 80.9 DQ Mixed 97.3 85% 131 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.7% Poor	MC Read 9.3 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.83 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24"	1280 720	SAM0B42 S24D300

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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	877x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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