Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	219% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-WS (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors, 1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 01:37
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 721 79% 624 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2009 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MyDigitalSSD BPX NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 112GB free Firmware: E7FM03.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1045 862 587 595 597 597 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,007 Write 1,082 Mixed 705 SusWrite 714 197% 877 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 54.5 216% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 588 455% 620 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 178%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 312 308 311 310 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,623 Write 1,447 Mixed 700 SusWrite 484 237% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 50.3 247% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 1,193 DQ Mixed 714 656% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 236%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 112GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 60 72 55 26 30 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 491 Write 464 Mixed 361 SusWrite 80.6 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 39.9 163% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 178 179% 287 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 91%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 720GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 363GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 584 642 236 50 49 72 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 1,366 Write 571 Mixed 453 SusWrite 272 146% 666 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 27.6 121% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 512 DQ Mixed 135 176% 307 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 176%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 465GB free Firmware: AV002D SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 114 116 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 117 72% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x4GB 6,123 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 44.1 91% 44.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 81%

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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 $86Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,237

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $184	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) $35	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