Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.3% 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)
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160317
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '23 at 14:33
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 83 1-Core 88.8 2-Core 196 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 331 43% 323 Pts	64-Core 350 22% 350 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 22BB) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.3% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 47.4 29% 40.7 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 27.4 27% 33.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$51 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF510000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 388 Write 214 Mixed 269 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 16.7 67% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 28.1 37% 67.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 84GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 117 117 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 119 Write 86.2 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 119 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 112%
Seagate ST9402115AS 40GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 37GB free Firmware: 3.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 29 Write 31.1 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 30.1 21% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-140.A00LF 0215 CML4GX3M2A1600C9 1302 PSD38G16002 0215 CML4GX3M2A1600C9 14GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.5% Below average	MC Read 10.6 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 11.5 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 13 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns

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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	72	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D2C C24F390

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

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	22x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16