Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '17 at 12:43
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 242
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 647
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3685) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66.1% Good
Lighting 85.4
Reflection 83.7
Parallax 75.3
70% 81.5 fps
MRender 79.9
Gravity 73.6
Splatting 66.4
59% 73.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 66%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4578
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
128gb SSD 128GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1229B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 438
Write 292
Mixed 184
67% 305 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 3.32
104% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 18.9
60% 129 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 152%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 99U5403-046.A00LF 12GB
1373, 1373, 1373 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
35.9% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 10.5
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.9
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,064 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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