Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.9% 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	149% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 22:39
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 87.1 2-Core 224 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 424 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Lighting 73.9 Reflection 76 Parallax 69.5 60% 73.1 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 68.2 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 501 420 423 428 430 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 594 Write 450 Mixed 556 SusWrite 418 113% 504 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.8 214% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 724 DQ Mixed 911 640% 804 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 237%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 7GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 47 49 49 43 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 50.9 Write 49.8 Mixed 50 SusWrite 46.1 37% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.4 144% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,808 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	28.8"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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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	32x
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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Total price: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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