Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '21 at 07:06
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 261 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 651 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4013) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Lighting 93.4 Reflection 91.5 Parallax 87.8 76% 90.9 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 81.6 Splatting 72.9 72% 89.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 76%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5162 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.4 3% 4.7 fps	MRender 9.1 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.2 4% 5.63 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 127 127 129 134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 162 Write 152 Mixed 64 SusWrite 128 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.6 444% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 186GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 108 106 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 118 Write 98.7 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 106 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 962GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 70 70 70 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 13.3 Write 32.1 Mixed 44.9 SusWrite 70.7 30% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 102 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 28.6 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 103 46% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 158 160 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 79.9 Write 146 Mixed 66 SusWrite 158 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 90%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 14 18 11 17 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	8.82% Terrible	Read 28.4 Write 7.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 14.2 16% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.82% Great: 9%
HGST TOURO S 1TB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 411GB free, PID 1023 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 109 121% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 57% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 2x8GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 20 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 61%

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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	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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Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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