Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '23 at 13:40
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 216 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 612 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.4% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 39.8 34% 41.9 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 34.9 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 441 Mixed 350 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 46.9 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 356 265% 351 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 861GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 189 193 189 192 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 111 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 190 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 74GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 65 62 61 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 52.5 Write 69.2 Mixed 99.9 SusWrite 64.1 54% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 224% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 63%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 29GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 123 124 123 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 75 Write 70.4 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 123 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 100%
WD Elements 1042 1.5TB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 9GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 53 55 55 56 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 59.3 Write 60.3 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 54.9 72% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 56% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 42%
ST1000DX 001-1CM162 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 97GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 118 113 114 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 185 Write 137 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 114 165% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.5 261% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 71%
WDC WD10 EZRX-00L4HB0 1TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 8GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 118 112 114 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 129 Write 124 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 114 150% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 1,536 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 24.6 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 22.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 85%

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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	70	58	60	24"	1280 720	AUS24A1 VG245

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Typical Z97-P Builds (Compare 2,986 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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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 $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 $363