Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


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 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

10 months ago, 6 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '23 at 14:40
Run Duration	745 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 82.3 2-Core 145 61% 102 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 462 44% 365 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0517) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 102 55% 77.4 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 78.2 Splatting 44 49% 62.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 83 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 299 Write 232 Mixed 290 SusWrite 25.6 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 32.8 110% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 301 234% 322 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 3 480GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 213GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 316 119 64 214 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 296 Write 238 Mixed 240 SusWrite 119 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 22.8 4K Mixed 10.1 41% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 96.7 DQ Mixed 42.3 49% 85.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 68%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 219GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 347 355 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 871GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 195 195 183 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$60 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 76 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 77.4 Write 62.6 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 25.6 42% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 71%
USB 3.0 LucidPort USB300 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free, PID 5100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 177 177 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 118 Write 98.8 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 59 113% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 40% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 228%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	75	33.1"	1280 720	AOC3279 Q3279WG5B

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	243x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	175x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	26x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $889

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369