Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '22 at 12:47
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4330-$140 6,343 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49% Average	Memory 67.7 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 138 55% 92.7 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 231 25% 199 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5144 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.06% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.4 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 3% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.06% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 531 337 442 467 372 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 719 Write 486 Mixed 474 SusWrite 410 117% 522 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 35.3 127% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 67.7 DQ Mixed 110 105% 172 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 188%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 108GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 89 94 94 83 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.4% Average	Read 166 Write 115 Mixed 134 SusWrite 90.2 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 23.9 91% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 52.7 DQ Mixed 108 78% 103 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 128 140 144 142 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 169 Write 127 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 136 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 84%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 161GB free Firmware: GM3OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 56 59 62 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 80 Write 79.3 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 57.7 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	48.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 16 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 17.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 63%

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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	876x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	663x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	498x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	167x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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