Asus Z97-C

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.1% 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	97.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-C (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '17 at 09:33
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289 945 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 511 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Nvidia(10DE 087E) 1.2GB CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 25 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 28.1 20% 30.5 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 25.6 23% 28.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10526 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3492 (E8) Unknown 100 100 39199737614 (E9) Unknown 94 0 94	97.1% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 378 Mixed 397 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 36.2 144% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 112 131% 229 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 26GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 170 165 4500 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4032 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7614 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2228 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 293 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 182 182 54904 (C2) HDA temperature 115 107 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	46.5% Average	Read 76.6 Write 85.1 Mixed 79.1 60% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.25 86% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 25GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 220246040 (03) Spinup time 96 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4929 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 64 57 133237902515 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12692 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4046 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 3 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 67 56 554958881 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 739 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 68 68 64657 (C2) HDA temperature 33 44 51539607585 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -109732119435995 (F1) Unknown 100 253 62000133576 (F2) Unknown 100 253 93005574041	65.6% Good	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 104 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.34 101% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 114%
Maxtor STM3160815AS 160GB 2,329 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 22GB free Firmware: 4.AAB Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5401 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 796965945 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 20051 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4431 (BB) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 50 689438761 (C2) HDA temperature 41 50 47244640297 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 73 61 13467500 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	37.9% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 65.4 Mixed 63.2 49% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.34 84% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 4GB free Firmware: 3.AAA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 96 147625816 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15592 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 26 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 801451497 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 26307 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 98 0 (0C) Power cycle count 89 89 11539 (BB) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 48 722862123 (C2) HDA temperature 43 52 64424509483 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 63 58 163978602 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 69 4177 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	30.6% Below average	Read 51.8 Write 54.7 Mixed 52.3 40% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.42 89% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL9 Series 2x4GB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1938 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 47 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 21.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 70%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $913

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