Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 16 '22 at 18:58
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 67%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 101
2-Core 206
70% 126 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 523
55% 440 Pts
64-Core 557
34% 557 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
Asus(1043 8787) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
62% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 102
Parallax 67.6
63% 82.1 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 62.7
61% 76 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 62%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$107
449GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 74 76 75 75 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 441
Write 82.1
Mixed 122
SusWrite 76.3
39% 180 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 21
91% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 76.3
DQ Mixed 119
92% 128 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
246GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 90 91 95 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 68.3
Write 92
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 92.8
58% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
0GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 199
Write 168
Mixed 99.7
115% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.7
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 99.8
40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-DELUXE Builds (Compare 611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,328
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HDDRAMUSB
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