Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150515
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '22 at 16:04
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$132 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 72.2 1-Core 95.5 2-Core 179 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 416 46% 360 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.1% Good	Lighting 92 Reflection 58.3 Parallax 43.2 75% 64.5 fps	MRender 48.5 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 49.4 46% 56.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$72 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 318 330 316 316 322 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 421 Write 367 Mixed 309 SusWrite 314 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 31.3 97% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 258 211% 302 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 55GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 158 157 161 156 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 385 Write 388 Mixed 313 SusWrite 181 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 34.7 119% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 354 263% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$24 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 381GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 162 162 154 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 47.5 Write 74.4 SusWrite 160 67% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 107% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 806GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 31.6 Write 22.9 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 10.1 26% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 120GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 36.1 Write 14.4 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 10.3 27% 22.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 43%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 218GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 10 10 10 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 27.8 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 10.2 29% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C11-8GNT Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.5% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 96.4 42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 57%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	244x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	176x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	21x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	40x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	31x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	26x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $898

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $149	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363