Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140423
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '24 at 19:26
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 88.5 2-Core 172 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 290 8-Core 307 40% 299 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 29 29 28 27 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$97 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 222GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 240 231 234 219 237 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 408 Mixed 383 SusWrite 231 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 49.7 157% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 398GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 96 96 97 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 101 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 95.5 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$63 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 146 142 146 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 76.3 Write 91.1 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 143 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 16GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 19 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

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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	60	0"	1280 720

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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	174x
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 $94Bench 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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