Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.4% 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 Drive88.3% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-P  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateApr 23 '16 at 11:04
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%

 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 86.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 222
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 442
58% 436 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.0
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Lighting 41.9
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 51.3
34% 41.2 fps
MRender 28.7
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 37.2
29% 34.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB-$203
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 493
Write 475
Mixed 483
108% 484 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 15.7
110% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21.2
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 15.2
60% 124 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 105%
Lio-org FILEIO 4.5TB
4TB free
Firmware: 4.0
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.3% Below average
Read 81.6
Write 46
Mixed 63.9
48% 63.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.87
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.23
422% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.3% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 8.9
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-P Builds (Compare 2,962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-P - $110

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $758
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