Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
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 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive212% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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
MotherboardAsus Z97-DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151027
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 14 '18 at 13:20
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 250
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 686
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.16
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Lighting 36.4
Reflection 27
Parallax 33.4
30% 32.2 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 34.1
Splatting 33.7
29% 35.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 2,024
Write 984
Mixed 1,336
319% 1,448 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 47.8
188% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 460
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 119
139% 249 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 212%
Great: 230%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
71GB free
Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 451
Mixed 469
107% 480 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 40.4
161% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 134
147% 252 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 111%
Great: 119%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 129
Write 129
Mixed 121
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.14
70% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74%
Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB
410GB free
Firmware: MZ6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 142
Write 86.6
Mixed 88.4
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.2
85% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 88%
WDC WD20EFRX-68A 2TB
2TB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53% Above average
Read 125
Write 128
Mixed 90.9
145% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.22
87% 0.97 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 27.7
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 27.6
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-DELUXE Builds (Compare 610 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,328
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