Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.5% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141104
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 00:05
Run Duration	288 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 124 2-Core 243 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 629 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 62.5 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 60.4 51% 63.4 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 53.4 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 359 346 333 341 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 459 Mixed 330 SusWrite 348 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 40.2 151% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 281 233% 336 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 111GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 149 149 148 148 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 125 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 148 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 18GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 148 152 146 137 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 138 Mixed 85 SusWrite 145 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 101%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 14GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 115 91 103 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	55% Above average	Read 82.5 Write 78.5 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 109 65% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 11GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 82 82 82 124 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 88.5 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 83%
ST330006 51AS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 4GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 83.3 155% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 16%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 42GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 59 59 59 80 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 183 Write 129 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 61.5 146% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 76% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 65%
WDC WD15 EADS-00P8B0 1.5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 8GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 59 59 59 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 59.2 Write 60 Mixed 49 SusWrite 60.3 78% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 28%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 114GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 5 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 84 Write 125 Mixed 92 SusWrite 1.1 102% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 192% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 61%
ST1000DM 003-9YN162 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 111GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 109 136 150 146 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 36.2 Write 42.2 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 118 79% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 82%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.5 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	31% Below average	Read 112 Write 155 Mixed 120 SusWrite 0.5 130% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 191% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 70%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 110 136 150 147 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 171 Write 152 Mixed 95 SusWrite 118 175% 134 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 143% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1648 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.9 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 79%

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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	879x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	665x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	498x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	333x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	168x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16