Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.6% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20140414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 14:47
Run Duration	367 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	3%

Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 (98^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 568 61% 486 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 102 Parallax 93.5 86% 100 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 79.7 74% 91.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 65 57 54 52 56 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 430 Mixed 299 SusWrite 83.4 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.4 178% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 177 183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 108%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 465GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 544 563 564 558 595 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 554 Write 525 Mixed 534 SusWrite 528 121% 535 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 67.7 236% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 1,000 667% 800 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 295%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 52GB free Firmware: JF100-19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 33.5 Write 37.7 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 68.6 31% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 77.2 Write 27.1 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 14.5 29% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 97%

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 (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 61%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z97-DELUXE Builds (Compare 609 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	403x
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 $129Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,327

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