Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	87.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 20:40
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 116 2-Core 209 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 301 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2112 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 118 Parallax 109 89% 112 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 107 Splatting 106 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW512G8H 512GB 27,018 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 56 91 57 54 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 731 Write 651 Mixed 600 SusWrite 111 117% 523 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 65 223% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 527 DQ Mixed 220 226% 360 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 203%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 109GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 411 417 440 423 283 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 199 Write 106 Mixed 139 SusWrite 375 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 36.3 124% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 215 161% 211 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% 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	5	2	60	28.8"	2560 1080	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	875x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	663x
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	167x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	95x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	72x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x

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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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) $30	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