Asus Z97-P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics58.6% 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 Drive54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-P  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 11:39
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
59% Above average
Memory 69
1-Core 23.1
2-Core 67.4
36% 53.2 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 358
40% 314 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.39
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.6% Above average
Lighting 57.4
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.9
47% 88.5 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 96.4
Splatting 103
82% 99 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$94
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41000WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 459
Write 271
Mixed 244
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 20.6
4K Mixed 10.1
48% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 33.3
51% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
983GB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 159
Write 105
Mixed 125
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 0.58
4K Mixed 0.25
64% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 97.8
Mixed 89.5
71% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 0.37
4K Mixed 0.23
65% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-064.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.7% Poor
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.1
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 7.1
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-P Builds (Compare 2,951 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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