Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29% 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)
Boot Drive	142% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '24 at 20:40
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 190 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 533 57% 453 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 41 Parallax 38.2 30% 38.6 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 27.4 28% 34.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45 55,360 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR048 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 647 668 672 671 672 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 582 Write 645 Mixed 621 SusWrite 633 140% 620 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.9 195% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 575 DQ Mixed 374 302% 417 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 253%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 181 176 178 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 147 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 173 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 130 129 128 129 128 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 98.9 Write 144 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 125 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 233% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 175 172 170 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 135 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 166 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 144 137 140 145 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 75.6 Write 121 Mixed 72 SusWrite 138 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2666 C11 2x8GB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 24.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%

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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	69	57	60	20"	1280 720	SAM08A9 S22B300

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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	240x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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	23x
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	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16