Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51% 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	45.3% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '21 at 01:39
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 353 50% 369 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 63 Parallax 85.3 53% 71 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 46.5 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Runcore SSD 120GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 63GB free Firmware: GFW5.0.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 133 131 131 139 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 371 Write 143 Mixed 187 SusWrite 129 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 36.3 135% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 158 121% 165 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 72%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 57 55 54 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 125 Write 88.1 Mixed 115 SusWrite 58.2 22% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 23.5 105% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 87 72% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 85GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 96 99 99 95 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53% Above average	Read 152 Write 122 Mixed 129 SusWrite 98.3 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 28.7 116% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 83.6 75% 113 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 117GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 78.7 Write 73.3 Mixed 47 SusWrite 62.4 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 69%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 132 134 134 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 132 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 49% 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 48: 6R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	12%	139	251	148	60	27"	1920 1080	AUS27A5 ASUS VZ27V

History: Score 6: 1R 0G 1B | Score 31: 2R 4G 9B | Score 27: 2R 3G 8B | Score 48: 6R 4G 6B

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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	880x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	667x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	335x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	169x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x

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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Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16