Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 days ago, 10 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 14:35
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$145 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 194 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 543 54% 442 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32% Below average	Lighting 40.9 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 38 33% 40.6 fps	MRender 36 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 33.9 29% 36 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST1000DM010-2EP102 128GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 139 129 133 133 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 423 Write 178 Mixed 214 SusWrite 139 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 31.6 113% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 164 144% 218 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 102%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 222GB free Firmware: CV26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 134 130 133 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 143 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 132 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB 9,823 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 63: 0P 5R 10G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
63%	16%	148	216	60	144	24"	1920 1017	BNQ7F39 BenQ XL2420G

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	812x
Core i7-4790Intel $145Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	613x
Core i5-4690KIntel $81Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	465x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	306x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	184x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	67x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	66x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	141x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	123x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	42x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $935

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $32
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $93	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $265	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16