Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '20 at 14:10
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$99 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 99.1 2-Core 195 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 366 48% 362 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Palit(1569 1183) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1527 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	27.9% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 33.8 Parallax 47.2 27% 38.1 fps	MRender 41.9 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 29.2 29% 36.8 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 150 57 57 68 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 386 Write 268 Mixed 258 SusWrite 104 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 32 143% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 255 198% 273 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 171GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 104 106 103 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 107 Write 67.4 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 103 64% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 25GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 180 177 184 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 127 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 182 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 266GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 106 108 111 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 69.2 Write 96.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 108 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 498GB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 75 67 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 64.4 Write 65.6 Mixed 26 SusWrite 71.5 41% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.4 188% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 55GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 178 180 180 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 142 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 177 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%
WD My Passport 0743 1TB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 741GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 24.9 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 20 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 0828 2TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 44GB free, PID 0828 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 22.8 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 18.8 32% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 17 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	878x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	665x
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	168x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16