Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141009
Uptime11.2 Days
Run DateNov 25 '19 at 23:52
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 89
1-Core 120
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 622
61% 499 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.9% Average
Lighting 61.5
Reflection 65.8
Parallax 60.4
50% 62.6 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 60
Splatting 53.7
50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 453 454 459 460 460 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 468
Mixed 358
SusWrite 451
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 58.5
197% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 204
194% 302 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
Hitachi HDN724040ALE6400 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: MJAOA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 160 158 159 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 158
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 160
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 141 141 142 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 158
Write 132
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 141
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.4% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 20.4
MC Mixed 16.3
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,075 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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HDDRAMUSB
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