Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive142% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '20 at 08:25
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 702
69% 567 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 531 514 311 309 309 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 618
Write 503
Mixed 413
SusWrite 423
110% 489 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 56.9
204% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 699
DQ Write 587
DQ Mixed 563
444% 616 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 142%
Great: 236%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
7GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8 9.4 8.9 8.1 9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
14.4% Very poor
Read 26.1
Write 6.3
Mixed 17
SusWrite 8.7
17% 14.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 3.2
210% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 14.4%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF ASU16D3LU1KFG/8G 9905471-074.A00LF ASU16D3LU1KFG/8G 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-WS Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,217
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