Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	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	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-C (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '22 at 19:02
Run Duration	924 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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)	78.2% Very good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 217 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 556 56% 458 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0517) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.2% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 92.9 54% 74.1 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 74.4 Splatting 46.7 49% 61.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 416 211 69 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 464 Mixed 390 SusWrite 128 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 56.6 188% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 350 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 3 480GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 227GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.3 348 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 436 Write 328 Mixed 252 SusWrite 70.1 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 15.7 56% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 96.2 DQ Mixed 42.6 49% 85.1 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 68%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 236GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.1 435 412 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 414 Mixed 416 SusWrite 141 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 41.1 149% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 141 115% 167 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 2.5 196 203 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 146 Write 164 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 67 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 106%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 26GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.3 77 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 72.5 Write 73.6 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 26.2 43% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 71%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 60GB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0.6 128 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 94.4 Write 122 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 43 106% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 4x4GB 423 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 18 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	239x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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