Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 19:22
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	43.8% Average	Memory 47.8 1-Core 47.3 2-Core 60.5 34% 51.9 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 298 32% 257 Pts	64-Core 314 20% 314 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 80%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 203 Write 113 Mixed 132 33% 150 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 14.2 54% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 92.9 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 104 80% 107 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 104GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 377 Write 329 Mixed 267 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 21.6 66% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 455 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 398 294% 389 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung MZ7LH960HAJR-00005 960GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 343GB free Firmware: HXT7404Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 229 Write 209 Mixed 203 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 36.1 4K Mixed 21.1 66% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 346 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 433GB free Firmware: CC27 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5 Write 41.9 Mixed 7.2 13% 18 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 837 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 17.6 Write 5 Mixed 7.7 11% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1904, 1904, 1904, 1904 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	44.8% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 6.2 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 193 21% 193 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 69%

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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	13	4	64	0"	1280 720

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Typical Z97-P Builds (Compare 2,956 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P - $110

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	973x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	319x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	480x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	221x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	175x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	99x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	159x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	114x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	74x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $758

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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16