Asus Z97-K

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	78.1% 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	151% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '22 at 18:46
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 95.4 2-Core 185 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 325 41% 310 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%

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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 95.6 Reflection 105 Parallax 96.9 78% 99.2 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 97.6 Splatting 96.6 78% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Netac NVMe SSD 500GB 1,800 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN09273 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 529 564 675 678 679 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 676 Write 676 Mixed 656 SusWrite 590 146% 649 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 57.3 179% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 817 586% 753 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 319%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 119GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 328 354 427 428 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 428 Mixed 324 SusWrite 370 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 36.6 129% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 158 168% 278 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 592GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 125 126 127 126 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80% Very good	Read 154 Write 135 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 124 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ZFH1866C10D3/8G 2x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 26.1 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 24.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 81%

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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-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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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