Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
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 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '17 at 12:18
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 552
8-Core 550
74% 551 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1385 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 77.7
Reflection 73
Parallax 91.9
63% 80.9 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 59.7
55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LH6i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 452
Write 202
Mixed 244
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 11.3
111% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 29.2
DQ Write 81.8
DQ Mixed 11.8
22% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 82%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
518GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 94.6
Write 89.2
Mixed 91.3
69% 91.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.99
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.25
114% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.C1GET.AU10C 16GB
1632, 1632 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.1% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 19.3
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 21.3
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,066 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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