Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.3% 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.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '23 at 04:49
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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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)	74.8% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 116 2-Core 217 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 563 56% 458 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 8753) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.40 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.8% Very good	Lighting 88 Reflection 87.1 Parallax 81.2 72% 85.4 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 71.1 69% 86.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 214 201 195 199 198 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 401 Mixed 338 SusWrite 205 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 41.5 143% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 124%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 51GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 134 134 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 153 Write 124 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 133 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.5 315% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 113%
WD VelociRaptor 250GB-$35 3,015 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 95GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 136 135 134 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 151 Write 114 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 135 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.6 326% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 111%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 150 149 149 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 155 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 148 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 593GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 94 93 93 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 93 Write 96.3 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 91.9 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$82 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 139 140 141 140 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 135 Write 130 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 137 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 88%
StoreJet Transcend 3TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2.5TB free, PID 7000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 103 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 108 Write 98.8 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 104 126% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 45% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.9 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 132%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	407x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	65x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	17x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,338

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