Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.1% 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	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 14:56
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770S-$102 13,157 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 180 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 378 44% 343 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Device(1B0A 90F0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.1% Average	Lighting 57.4 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 59.9 47% 61.3 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 52.7 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 245 80 74 83 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 414 Write 151 Mixed 255 SusWrite 159 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 36.6 135% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 139 134% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 108%
HPT DISK 0_1 500GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 137GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 174 174 173 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 172 Write 141 Mixed 123 SusWrite 170 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.5 7% 2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 19%
HPT DISK 0_0 500GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 39GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 105 96 147 87 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 150 Write 145 Mixed 119 SusWrite 108 97% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 284GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 39.2 Write 25.2 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 41.3 26% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 66%
ASMT 2105 1TB 948 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 84GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 32.8 Mixed 30.7 SusWrite 37.7 47% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.1% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 14.8 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 75%

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

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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	239x
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 $109Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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