Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 92 1-Core 128 2-Core 239 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 456 51% 399 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 60.8 52% 64.6 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 55.2 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 201 183 176 150 140 MB/s Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	78.3% Very good	Read 273 Write 265 Mixed 213 SusWrite 175 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 39.9 147% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 173 152% 229 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 39GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 402 408 417 414 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 447 Mixed 383 SusWrite 406 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.2 198% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 270 228% 331 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 40GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,706 Write 4,983 Mixed 5,235 1,184% 5,308 MB/s	4K Read 544 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 278 1,293% 345 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 649 DQ Mixed 874 640% 843 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 31GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 402 406 416 414 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 471 Mixed 445 SusWrite 409 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58.3 200% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Lacie P9233 4TB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 119GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 40 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 30.5 Write 28.5 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 39 23% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 144% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 93%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$66 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 15GB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 71 55 73 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 71.7 Write 66 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 64.2 45% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 67%
ST340083 3A 400GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 312GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.1% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 42 Mixed 31 SusWrite 41.7 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%
SanDisk SDDR-113 16GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 8GB free, PID a7c1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 10 10 9.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 18 Write 11 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 10.5 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.9 174% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB 6,584 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.3% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 17.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	888x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	670x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	501x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	337x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	169x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	73x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	148x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	133x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	44x

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Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353