Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	233% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151027
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '16 at 12:55
Run Duration	13742 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 675 75% 591 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,140 Write 965 Mixed 1,336 326% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 30.9 220% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 558 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 258 278% 460 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 230%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 173 6125 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7152 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16273 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 577 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 332 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6819 (C2) HDA temperature 123 108 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	73.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 126 96% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.24 94% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 939GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 89 (03) Spinup time 139 139 30090658188 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5064 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 142 142 31 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11464 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1409 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 14060 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 14060 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 188979675163 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	68.3% Good	Read 113 Write 125 Mixed 112 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.18 66% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 144 144 81 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34386608537 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3807 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 8072 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1013 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 13245 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 13245 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 176094707739 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3	60.2% Good	Read 103 Write 106 Mixed 110 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.19 76% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 88%
USB DISK 3.0 32GB 749 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 29GB free, PID 9917, Integral 32GB Fusion USB 3.0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 156 Write 17.6 Mixed 26.9 58% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 8.37 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.73 88% 3.35 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 34%
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$36 590 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 1697 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 188 Write 23.4 Mixed 56.5 84% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.16 4K Write 0.19 4K Mixed 0.02 26% 1.79 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 49%
Generic- SD/MMC/MS/MSPRO 1GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 1GB free, PID 0307 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	0.49% Terrible	Read 0.85 Write 0.85 Mixed 0.85 1% 0.85 MB/s	4K Read 0.21 4K Write 0.04 4K Mixed 0.05 4% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.49% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 20 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	407x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	65x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	62x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	40x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	17x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,328

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16