Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '22 at 11:33
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 600 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HPT DISK 0_0 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 397 445 457 457 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 440 Mixed 404 SusWrite 406 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 56.2 184% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 414 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 243 206% 305 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
WDC WD160EDGZ-11B2DA0 16TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 2TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 142 146 144 141 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 222 Write 227 Mixed 122 SusWrite 143 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 3.6 17% 5.73 MB/s	DQ Read 6.8 DQ Write 7 DQ Mixed 8 6% 7.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 26%
WDC WD160EDGZ-11B2DA0 16TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 4TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 167 162 163 167 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 157 Write 163 Mixed 105 SusWrite 164 33% 147 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 2.4 17% 5.93 MB/s	DQ Read 5.8 DQ Write 8.5 DQ Mixed 5.2 4% 6.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 26%
WDC WD160EDGZ-11B2DA0 16TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 9TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 201 205 195 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 197 Write 180 Mixed 112 SusWrite 200 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 2 12% 4.93 MB/s	DQ Read 7.7 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 5 5% 7.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 26%
WD WD160EDGZ-11 16TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2.5TB free Firmware: 85.00A85 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 150 149 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 141 Write 143 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 3.3 782% 5.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 121%
HPT DISK 0_1 8TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 287 294 285 292 297 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.C16 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	54.1% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.5 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 57%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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