Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-K (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160331
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 06:37
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 660 63% 519 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1674 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 48.8 Parallax 42.4 37% 45.5 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 55.2 43% 52.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,386 Write 3,302 Mixed 3,051 863% 3,913 MB/s	4K Read 408 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 274 1,081% 298 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 465 DQ Mixed 640 499% 701 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 176GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 122 126 117 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 133 Write 122 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 122 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 464GB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 36.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 40.9 27% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 110%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 271GB free Firmware: JE3OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 71 70 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 70.5 Write 65.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 69.9 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 50%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 194 184 191 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 190 Write 199 Mixed 119 SusWrite 189 235% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GB 1,529 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1696 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.5 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,067 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	877x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $795

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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