Asus Z97-P

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	96.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '23 at 19:41
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 223 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 625 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (118 fps cap detected)	96.6% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 118 Parallax 118 96% 118 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 97% 118 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$38 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 379 370 370 366 367 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 708 Write 506 Mixed 590 SusWrite 375 122% 545 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 59.3 195% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 826 586% 749 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 302%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 474GB free Firmware: SN11002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 316 313 322 325 326 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 367 Write 426 Mixed 374 SusWrite 306 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 34.2 124% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 274 202% 263 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 102%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 615GB free Firmware: M6CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 22 20 20 20 21 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.5% Below average	Read 92.3 Write 210 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 47.1 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 13.2 88% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 82 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 19.9 57% 117 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 888GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 157 159 164 165 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 163 Mixed 122 SusWrite 162 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 109%
External USB3.0 DISK00 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 40 78 83 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 89.3 SusWrite 62.5 124% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 68%
External USB3.0 DISK01 4TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 1.1 1 0.1 0 0.1 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 186 Write 169 Mixed 104 SusWrite 0.7 141% 115 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.8 393% 7.57 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 1 380% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 70%
External USB3.0 DISK02 4TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 0.9 0.9 0.1 0 0.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 181 Write 166 Mixed 106 SusWrite 0.5 140% 113 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 0.9 392% 6.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 1.1 400% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 66%
External USB3.0 DISK03 4TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 120 78 83 86 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 183 Write 172 Mixed 108 SusWrite 102 184% 141 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 9.1 4K Mixed 1 391% 7.63 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.3 DQ Mixed 1.1 390% 4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 DISK04 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 155 167 171 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 172 Write 173 Mixed 112 SusWrite 164 209% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.5 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	120	72.3"	1280 720	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR2

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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	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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
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