Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.3% 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	91.2% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 14:34
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4771-$129 11,180 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 583 60% 483 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 65.2 56% 69.3 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 61.6 54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
2-power SSD2043A 480GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 315 264 334 248 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 414 Mixed 341 SusWrite 305 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 31.7 127% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 198 193% 306 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 732GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 165 164 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 136 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 165 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 793GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 132 131 132 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 64.7 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 132 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 75%
USB 250GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 77GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 67 67 68 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 60 Write 67 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 67 43% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 92 60% 92 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 40% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 22%
JMicron Generic 3TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 432GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 116 117 117 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 116 148% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 66%
Innostor Ext. HDD 500GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 120GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 66 66 67 67 67 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 25.2 Write 94 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 66 76% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 69%
DYNAMODE STORAGE 640GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 443GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 56 60 59 59 60 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.8% Poor	Read 89.2 Write 79.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 58.5 87% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1302 1600 CL10 Series 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1302 1600 CL10 Series 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.1 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 20.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.7% 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	880x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	667x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	335x
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	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16