Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 14 '20 at 14:37
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 398
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.7% Good
Lighting 83
Reflection 57.7
Parallax 104
68% 81.4 fps
MRender 58.3
Gravity 81.8
Splatting 74.5
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
745GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LCM2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 55 87 80 95 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 106
Write 14.7
Mixed 44.4
SusWrite 72.2
44% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.1
85% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 71%
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145
465GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 72 74 71 73 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
42% Average
Read 74
Write 36.1
Mixed 44.8
SusWrite 72.2
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 F3-10666CL7-1GBPK 0420 F3-10666CL7-1GBPK 18GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 1024, 1024 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
28.8% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.4
26% 9.07 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9.2
26% 9.03 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 32%

 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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