Asus Z97-P

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.5% 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	95.3% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141009
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 18:17
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 219 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 381 55% 404 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368E) 2GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 47.5 Parallax 42.3 37% 45.2 fps	MRender 37.4 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 37.2 32% 39 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 371 383 381 397 412 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 427 Mixed 228 SusWrite 387 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 37.6 122% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 280 225% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 119%
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 223GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 136 162 164 150 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 336 Write 195 Mixed 269 SusWrite 157 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 40.1 142% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 105 108% 173 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 83%
CENTON 4GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 11 11 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	6.96% Terrible	Read 20.8 Write 9.3 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 10.6 14% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.96% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 991988S (996988S) 2x4GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 17.7 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 61%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-P Builds (Compare 2,960 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	974x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	673x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	322x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	481x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	222x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	176x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	100x
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	114x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	74x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16