Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	144% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-WS (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '21 at 16:39
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$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 (92^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 93.9 1-Core 105 2-Core 192 77% 130 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 544 54% 440 Pts	64-Core 537 33% 537 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS500G3XHC-00SJG0 500GB 11,656 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 571 558 546 552 543 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 656 Write 628 Mixed 629 SusWrite 554 139% 617 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 51 172% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 721 532% 701 MB/s
Poor: 184% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 288%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 30GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 290 292 291 292 226 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 442 Mixed 379 SusWrite 288 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 47.5 171% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 281GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 131 133 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 148 Write 128 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 132 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 349 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 27.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 24.3 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 125%

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Typical Z97-WS Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 97%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 81%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 8,026 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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