Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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.
Boot Drive	158% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160309
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '21 at 23:33
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 96 1-Core 135 2-Core 244 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 690 68% 555 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 604 525 498 531 510 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,333 Write 1,104 Mixed 656 SusWrite 518 201% 903 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 59.3 186% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 328 244% 326 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 302%
MK000960GWCFA 960GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 447GB free Firmware: HPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 312 281 272 286 274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 463 Mixed 423 SusWrite 278 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 44.9 154% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 288 220% 297 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 150GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 313 282 273 286 275 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 468 Mixed 401 SusWrite 278 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 50.2 173% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 302 226% 300 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 24.5 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 1R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
14%	43%	14	98	4	144	0"	1707 960

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	404x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	65x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	17x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,328

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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