Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '18 at 15:03
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 655
68% 544 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro V4900-$150
AMD(1002 2B06) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1010
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.82% Terrible
Lighting 4.7
Reflection 8.38
Parallax 3.62
4% 5.57 fps
MRender 4.71
Gravity 3.2
Splatting 5.61
4% 4.51 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 3.82%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 402
Mixed 416
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 48.6
168% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 131
142% 241 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
General UDisk 1GB
1GB free, PID null
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
6.02% Terrible
Read 14.9
Write 9.57
Mixed 11.3
14% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.83
4K Write 0.05
4K Mixed 0.05
29% 2.31 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.02%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 23.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 80%

 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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