Asus Z97-K R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '22 at 15:11
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (43^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 237 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 578 62% 495 Pts	64-Core 628 39% 628 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Nvidia(10DE 12E1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.9% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 100 Parallax 70.7 64% 83.1 fps	MRender 98.5 Gravity 88.4 Splatting 74.8 70% 87.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GSSD230S 256GB 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 324 348 374 360 327 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 440 Mixed 396 SusWrite 331 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 38.6 142% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 260 207% 286 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 114%
Vi550 S3 SSD 256GB 1,488 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 62GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 150 116 98 98 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 324 Write 178 Mixed 227 SusWrite 136 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 33.1 119% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 201 172% 250 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 103%
Team TM8PS7256G 256GB 5,014 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 238GB free Firmware: U0803A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 325 346 366 354 321 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 430 Write 388 Mixed 390 SusWrite 327 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 23 132% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 32.7 82% 166 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 100%
External USB3.0 DISK00 4TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 3.3 2.4 1.3 2.4 3.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 94.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 3.1 61% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 20% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 77%
External USB3.0 DISK02 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 937GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 7.4 5.9 2.2 6.2 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 51 Write 122 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 9 72% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK03 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 831GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 176 174 164 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 174 Write 170 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 166 179% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 69%
External USB3.0 DISK04 1TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 682GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 173 171 164 165 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 176 Write 147 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 164 188% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 67%
External USB3.0 DISK01 2TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 902GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 4.3 2.7 1.6 3.9 7.7 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	27% Poor	Read 122 Write 129 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 4.9 100% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0423 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 0423 Team-Elite-1600 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 14.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 83.3 48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 60%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K R2.0

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	100x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	48x
Core i5-4690Intel $51Bench 67%, 73,695 samples	22x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	19x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	15x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	12x
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 4x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,248 samples	9x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 M378B1G73DB0-CK0 12GBSamsungBench 40%, 763 samples	7x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $406

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16