Asus Z97-P

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.3% 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	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-P (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '17 at 23:30
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 177 67% 115 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 270 38% 278 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 61.5 52% 64.1 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 51.8 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 110 48397041 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 6 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 47708496733377 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1959 (AB) Unknown 0 0 1 (AC) Unknown 0 0 2 (AE) Unknown 0 0 118 (B1) Unknown 0 0 7 (B5) Unknown 0 0 1 (B6) Unknown 0 0 2 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 83 55840014362 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 48397041 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 6 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 48397041 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 48397041 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 14677 (EA) Unknown 0 0 12203 (F1) Unknown 0 0 12203 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8019	63.1% Good	Read 471 Write 138 Mixed 200 59% 270 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 14 105% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 40.3 54% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 87%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$22 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 107GB free Firmware: SD28 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 89 220389801 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4971 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 130931583 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13203 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3087 (B8) Unknown 94 94 6 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 140 (BC) Unknown 100 253 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 57 4933877790 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 369 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 31 31 138225 (C2) HDA temperature 30 43 -140737488355298 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 38 220389801 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	43.2% Average	Read 80.6 Write 70 Mixed 68.2 55% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.22 65% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,128 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 913GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 90.4 Write 91.6 Mixed 56.3 99% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.21 64% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1373, 1373, 1373, 1373 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 63%

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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	975x
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 $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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