Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	63.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). 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	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '22 at 13:38
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 (10^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 68.1 1-Core 70.7 2-Core 119 52% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 187 8-Core 191 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 193 12% 193 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.1% 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: 100 101 139 170 161 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 398 Write 288 Mixed 265 SusWrite 136 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 42 4K Mixed 21.5 84% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 223 192% 285 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 128%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 658GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 65 79 88 86 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 61.4 Write 30.9 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 76.4 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 39.4% 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: 0.9 0.1 0.1 12 25 23 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 156 Write 30 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 10.2 51% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 26.8% 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 as expected (41^st percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 13.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 10.9 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.6% 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 3,088 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	881x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	667x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	335x
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 $65Bench 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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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