Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160317
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '23 at 16:08
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 224 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 587 59% 481 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Asus(1043 8850) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 167 Parallax 160 143% 168 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 130 Splatting 113 113% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 247 239 247 249 243 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 464 Mixed 357 SusWrite 255 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 50.6 164% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 337GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 367 357 382 399 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 466 Mixed 427 SusWrite 372 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 49 160% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 168GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 91 94 95 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 162 Write 173 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 93.8 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 394GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 153 161 163 160 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 115 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 159 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 444GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 184 175 183 186 185 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 104 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 182 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 84%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	35x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	31x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	16x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
NVME SSD 256GBNetacBench 178%, 1,034 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	13x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	9x
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples	5x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16