Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150521
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 19:33
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 199 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 530 55% 443 Pts	64-Core 529 33% 529 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.8% Poor	Lighting 22.8 Reflection 34.5 Parallax 26.4 19% 27.9 fps	MRender 32.4 Gravity 32.1 Splatting 28.5 25% 31 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 173 Write 116 Mixed 124 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 33.7 109% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 89.1 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 54.8 55% 86.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$149 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 158 162 162 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 164 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 160 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 291% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 87GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 113 110 112 112 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 130 Write 158 Mixed 31 SusWrite 109 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 560 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	63.4% Good	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 18.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 79%

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Typical Z97-P Builds (Compare 2,950 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	971x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	318x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	479x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	220x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	158x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	113x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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