Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.8% 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-K (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150209
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '23 at 18:48
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 576 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.7% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 54 34% 42.6 fps	MRender 28.7 Gravity 44 Splatting 22.1 25% 31.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 241 184 76 108 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 491 Write 398 Mixed 330 SusWrite 182 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 37.4 143% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 106 132% 234 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 92%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 231GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 292 292 295 294 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 468 Mixed 386 SusWrite 304 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 59.6 202% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 279GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 126 128 127 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 128 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 108%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 138 141 143 141 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 136 Write 129 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 142 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 19 19 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 37.5 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 19.2 23% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 110%
WDC WD20 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 55.1 Write 28.7 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 16.7 37% 31 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 56%
WDC WD10 01FALS-00E8B0 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 238GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.7% Very poor	Read 49.7 Write 36.6 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 18.3 43% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 93% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 18%
KINGSTON SA400S37240G 240GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 41GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 50.2 Write 37.8 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 18.5 46% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 12 4K Mixed 12 874% 13.2 MB/s	DQ Read 12.3 DQ Write 16.2 DQ Mixed 12.3 1,015% 13.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 144%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.8% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9.3 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.8% 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	877x
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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Total price: $795

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 $40	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