Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	68.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 23:54
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	91%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 241 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 595 68% 532 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 97 90 89 94 97 MB/s Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.7% Good	Read 261 Write 126 Mixed 182 SusWrite 92 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 38.5 157% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 93.2 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 98.6 77% 105 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 75%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 93GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 97 92 97 93 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 264 Write 128 Mixed 187 SusWrite 96.6 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 39.1 161% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 82.3 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 101 77% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 219GB free Firmware: SBFK11B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 110 110 112 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 458 Write 142 Mixed 316 SusWrite 140 58% 264 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 40.4 155% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 196 172% 254 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 100%
Plextor Portable HDD PH2 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 244GB free, PID 0062 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 36.9 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 41.4 50% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 19%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 351GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 38.4 Write 41.2 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 42.5 52% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 618GB free, PID 10a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 99 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	42% Average	Read 98 Write 97.4 Mixed 57 SusWrite 98.6 118% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 21 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-P - $110

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	981x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	681x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	488x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	223x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	221x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	176x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	101x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	85x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	160x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	117x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	75x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363