Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	49% 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	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 15:38
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 591 59% 480 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	49% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 60 Parallax 60 49% 60 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 60 Splatting 60 49% 60 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 153 154 149 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 496 Write 161 Mixed 168 SusWrite 153 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 25.3 106% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 162 138% 205 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 122%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 129GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 402 401 391 391 370 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 721 Write 632 Mixed 641 SusWrite 387 134% 595 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 61 198% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 551 DQ Mixed 604 453% 606 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 425%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 22 22 24 25 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
Seagate ST10000VN0008-2JJ101 10TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 227 225 230 230 230 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 99%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 81 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 134 Write 128 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 80.4 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 84%
SanDisk Dual Drive 123GB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 83GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 15 17 9.9 3.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 3 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 12.7 21% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.3 121% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY32GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY32GX3M4A1600C9 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.4% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 59%

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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	877x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	664x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	498x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	332x
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 $74Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16