Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '18 at 14:25
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 664
65% 532 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
86% 109 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 98.7
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
224GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 401
Mixed 417
98% 439 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 46.7
166% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 122
138% 237 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 109%
Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
703GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 104
78% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.29
107% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0423 Team-Elite-1600 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.6% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 58%

 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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