Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 14:44
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 220 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 656 65% 533 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.8% Poor	Lighting 29.9 Reflection 28 Parallax 40.2 24% 32.7 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 31.1 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 64GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 794 Write 227 Mixed 277 94% 433 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 58.6 4K Mixed 25.7 112% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 86.9 90% 144 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 176GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 22GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 158 152 143 142 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	94.7% Outstanding	Read 889 Write 254 Mixed 293 SusWrite 144 86% 395 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 34.8 132% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 137 128% 196 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 95%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 230GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 110 140 141 127 106 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 146 Write 151 Mixed 100 SusWrite 126 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 100%
WD Elements 25A3 3TB 1,766 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 52GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 105 106 106 106 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 135 Write 136 Mixed 111 SusWrite 105 164% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 70%
WD My Book 25DA 4TB 735 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 408GB free, PID 25da Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 69 69 71 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 86.5 Write 90.3 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 69.6 107% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 96% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 21.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 72%

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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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Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,067 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	877x
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 $269	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 $177	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