Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.6% 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	62.1% 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 8 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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141104
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '19 at 03:18
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 157 63% 107 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 481 44% 367 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 61.8 51% 62.9 fps	MRender 63.6 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 52.5 48% 58.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 209 195 214 185 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 364 Write 191 Mixed 266 SusWrite 200 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 56.1 4K Mixed 21.6 81% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 39.8 84% 170 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 791GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 163 165 167 167 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 126 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 162 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 616GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 147 146 152 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 113 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 146 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 139GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 81 82 81 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 97 Write 94.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 80.7 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	41.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 3.6 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 8.6 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	875x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	663x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	498x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	200x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	167x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	148x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	133x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples	44x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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