Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.4% 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	89.6% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 20:38
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (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 i7-4771-$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 (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 220 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 579 64% 502 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.7% 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: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Lighting 58.7 Reflection 59 Parallax 75.8 48% 64.5 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 51.3 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
2-power SSD2043A 480GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 174 407 164 403 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 424 Write 407 Mixed 332 SusWrite 306 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 30.7 127% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 199 191% 299 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 732GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 165 165 167 165 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 139 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 165 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 793GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 123 123 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 112 Write 45.8 Mixed 74 SusWrite 123 66% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.3 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 75%
USB 250GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 76GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 66 68 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 65 Write 67.2 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 66.4 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 53%
WDC WD20 02FYPS-02W3B0 2TB 1TB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 23 23 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.3% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 36 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 23.5 42% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.37 MB/s

TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 15 16 15 13 16 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 95 Write 18.5 SusWrite 14.3 38% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 45% 4.07 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: 108 113 113 105 111 110 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 110 144% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 66%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 1GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	6.96% Terrible	Read 21.5 Write 12.7 Mixed 11.3 SusWrite 3.2 14% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.4 121% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.96% Great: 17%
Innostor Ext. HDD 500GB 504 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 120GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 63 61 63 66 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 49 Write 97.7 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 63.2 83% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 69%
Generic- Compact Flash 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 13GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	5.81% Terrible	Read 17 Write 10.7 Mixed 7 SusWrite 10.8 14% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.81% Great: 16%
DYNAMODE STORAGE 640GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 443GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 59 58 60 63 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.5% Poor	Read 87 Write 86.5 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 59.8 91% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.5% 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 as expected (43^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 19 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.3% 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	877x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	665x
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 $75Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16