Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-WS (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150618
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '16 at 06:04
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 571 60% 479 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7270 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 142 Parallax 133 117% 140 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 125 Splatting 104 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_CT500MX200SSD6 500GB 353 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 466GB free Firmware: MU04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 175 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 91 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 89 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5593 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 46 19 347893923894 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5047863703 (F7) Unknown 100 100 157925233 (F8) Unknown 100 100 140227979	67.3% Good	Read 515 Write 290 Mixed 177 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 14.3 91% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 36.8 DQ Write 75.1 DQ Mixed 35.5 33% 49.1 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 113%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 738 Write 45.4 Mixed 318 79% 367 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 2.63 70% 16 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 243%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 170 2241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 211 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 10978 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 180 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 310 (C2) HDA temperature 111 104 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80.4% Excellent	Read 137 Write 144 Mixed 121 101% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.21 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.05 30% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$70 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 141 11725 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 744 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8997 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 140 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 720 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	68.4% Good	Read 120 Write 119 Mixed 111 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.04 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.05 15% 0.16 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 113GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	45% Average	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 82.8 126% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.18 70% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 082A 2TB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 16GB free, PID 082a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 88.7 Write 86.5 Mixed 64.6 100% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.12 4K Write 0.43 4K Mixed 0.07 18% 0.21 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 1,536 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 85%

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Gaming 97%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 81%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	13x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 8,026 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	4x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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