Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.9% 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 Drive32.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150521
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateOct 26 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 460
60% 452 Pts
64-Core 436
27% 436 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Lighting 48.3
Reflection 45.8
Parallax 44.9
39% 46.3 fps
MRender 40.3
Gravity 41.9
Splatting 36.9
32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 107 53 41 42 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 472
Write 397
Mixed 12.4
SusWrite 80.1
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 0.3
34% 8.8 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
296GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 200 202 200 201 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 77.5
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 188
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 26.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 24.3
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-P Builds (Compare 2,946 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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HDDRAMUSB
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