Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% 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	154% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 13:24
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 226 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 635 65% 527 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.53% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.3 3% 4.67 fps	MRender 7.7 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.3 4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.53% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8627) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.3 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 38 30% 38.2 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 26.8 27% 34.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 169GB free Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 237 167 54 58 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 466 Write 276 Mixed 315 SusWrite 135 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 32 134% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 176 159% 237 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 91%
Intel HBRPEKNX0202A 512GB 992 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 392GB free (System drive) Firmware: G002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 570 570 428 577 610 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 695 Write 634 Mixed 574 SusWrite 552 138% 614 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67.6 238% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 343 284% 402 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 212%
Tcsunbow X3 1TB 1,411 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 842GB free Firmware: Q1211A SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 267 285 238 322 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 434 Mixed 368 SusWrite 286 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 53.5 185% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 126 158% 282 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 137 127 135 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 130 Write 131 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 134 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 88%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 293GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 71 65 69 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 70.3 Write 58.7 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 68.4 43% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 43%

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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 63%

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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	17"	1280 720	SNY1E70 SDM-X72

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	239x
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 $132Bench 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	23x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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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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