Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 23 '18 at 14:05
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
62.2% Good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 97
2-Core 149
68% 111 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 205
29% 213 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 33.7
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 38.9
28% 34.5 fps
MRender 41.4
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 34.4
31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
44GB free
Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 198
Write 97.4
Mixed 122
31% 139 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 13.9
107% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 30.3
49% 93.6 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 61%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
68.1% Good
Read 119
Write 118
Mixed 115
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.39
103% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 77%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
316GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 88.3
Write 79.8
Mixed 69.5
59% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.22
77% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
52.4% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 15
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.4%
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 3,063 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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