Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.5% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '20 at 17:38
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	76%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 175 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 290 36% 277 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1394 MHz, MLim: 2050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 97.2 58% 79.5 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 59 54% 67.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 691 Write 432 Mixed 415 113% 513 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 45.5 160% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 600 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 266 228% 349 MB/s
Poor: 116% Great: 188%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 852GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 66 66 68 69 68 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	10.4% Very poor	Read 120 Write 55.7 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 65.9 17% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1.1 5% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 670GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 114 151 155 154 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 16.7 Write 97 Mixed 84 SusWrite 145 64% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 112%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 16GB 796 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 35 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 153 Write 33.3 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 25 69% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 3.2 197% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 1315 CT51264BA160B.C16F 1315 CT51264BA160B.C16F 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.2% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 47%

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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%

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	664x
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	168x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16