Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.5% 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)
Boot Drive	93.1% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-DELUXE (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 03:55
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (96^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 206 84% 142 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 629 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.5% Below average	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 171 16% 71.2 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 114 Splatting 120 76% 87.6 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 360 349 348 339 332 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 426 Mixed 279 SusWrite 351 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 30.7 132% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 136 156% 268 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 539GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 403 415 422 410 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 431 Mixed 383 SusWrite 411 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.6 162% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB 6,043 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 52GB free Firmware: 04.01G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 35 Write 35.3 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 33.4 24% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 131 135 134 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 132 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 75%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 673GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 109 SusWrite 82.9 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 26.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 24.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	404x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	65x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	61x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	44x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	17x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,328

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16