Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '22 at 16:15
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170T 1,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 74.6 1-Core 74.8 2-Core 130 57% 93.3 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 193 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 185 11% 185 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 67%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 119 153 141 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 416 Write 376 Mixed 376 SusWrite 117 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 38 123% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 336 253% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 128%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 659GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 47 57 64 68 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 77 Write 64.2 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 57.3 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 86%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 32GB 721 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 14GB free, PID dd1a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 9.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Write 2.5 SusWrite 4.1 5% 3.3 MB/s	4K Read 80.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 330% 27.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax FLFF65F-D8WM9 2x4GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	37% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 11.2 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 91.2 44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,076 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	665x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	333x
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 $95Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

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