Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	115% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 20:12
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 215 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 426 58% 432 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% HP(103C 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB 4,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 247 246 249 256 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 456 Mixed 437 SusWrite 256 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 61.8 214% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 204 177% 262 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 183 177 185 188 186 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 339 Write 188 Mixed 233 SusWrite 178 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 40.7 133% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 178 128% 166 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 124%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 465GB free Firmware: GH2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 123 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 127 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 123 72% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 72%
Seagate ST31000526SV 1TB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 930GB free Firmware: CV15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 97 98 95 97 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 96.8 Write 90.2 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 95.7 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 133GB free Firmware: ST1O SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 79 78 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 79.4 Write 76.9 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 78.1 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 19 19 20 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 27.6 Mixed 26 SusWrite 19 35% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 65% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1.5TB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 20 19 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 27.9 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 19.1 33% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 9905403-439.A00LF 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 20.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 21.4 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 64%

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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	239x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	172x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	85x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	76x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	51x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
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	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	25x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $913

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