Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 55.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.9% 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	54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140423
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '21 at 16:53
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 155 63% 108 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 407 37% 311 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 66 Parallax 62 53% 64.2 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 62.7 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: R112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 85 86 94 86 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 328 Write 122 Mixed 167 SusWrite 88.8 39% 176 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 25.6 100% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 117 88% 119 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 81%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 171GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 425 302 231 244 215 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 289 Write 374 Mixed 339 SusWrite 310 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 36.9 118% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 318 238% 318 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 322GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 426 444 448 443 440 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 373 Write 345 Mixed 322 SusWrite 440 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 40.9 130% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 89.3 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 359 220% 234 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 133%
Samsung HD401LJ 400GB 1,767 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 289GB free Firmware: ZZ100-14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 34 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 34.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 34.2 24% 31.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 17.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-C - $256

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	240x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	33x
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: 62% - Good

Total price: $894

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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