Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.6% 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	91.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 20:09
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$337 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 (100^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 585 64% 508 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088 6,806 User benchmarks, average bench 47% EVGA(3842 2791) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 59.2 Parallax 76.3 50% 65.4 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 51.4 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
2-power SSD2043A 480GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 0.9 352 225 369 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 431 Mixed 330 SusWrite 251 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 40.8 133% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 194 190% 301 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 732GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 165 164 168 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 140 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 165 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 793GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 121 120 123 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 135 Write 44 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 122 62% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 75%
USB 250GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 77GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 67 67 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 65 Write 66.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 67 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 53%
WDC WD20 02FYPS-02W3B0 2TB 1TB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.8% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 37.8 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 38.9 50% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.37 MB/s

JMicron Generic 3TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 432GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 115 117 118 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 117 Write 106 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 116 143% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.9% 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: 65 67 66 66 67 66 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 33 Write 98.3 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 66 81% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.3% 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 61 60 61 59 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	30% Below average	Read 90.3 Write 84 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 60.1 91% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30% 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)	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 20.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60.4% 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	665x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	499x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	334x
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 $75Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16