Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 25 '20 at 18:42
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 255
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 471
64% 478 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.5% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 110
Parallax 111
94% 112 fps
MRender 154
Gravity 113
Splatting 92.7
95% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 734
Write 579
Mixed 632
144% 648 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 74.8
251% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 1,006
679% 822 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
195GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1B3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 387 446 462 463 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 388
Write 406
Mixed 380
SusWrite 420
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 39.8
147% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 210
183% 269 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 102%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
66GB free
Firmware: CR100-10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 42 40 43 43 43 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
29.7% Poor
Read 60.5
Write 70.2
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 42.8
40% 54.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HU564403EP0200 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0707 HU564403EP0200 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.6% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.8
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.2
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,067 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $795
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