Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.4% 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 22:34
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 233 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 588 66% 521 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 173 Parallax 180 149% 178 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 136 Splatting 116 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 153 145 146 124 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 324 Write 252 Mixed 267 SusWrite 137 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 46 169% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 208 161% 217 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 85%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01K01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 156 158 159 159 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 152 Mixed 105 SusWrite 155 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 26GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 137 Write 101 Mixed 109 143% 116 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4.4 286% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT451U7BFR8C-RD HMT351U6CFR8C-PB HMT451U7BFR8C-RD 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 59%

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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	8	7	60	27"	1280 720	SAM1053 S27R35x

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	876x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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