Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.8% 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 Drive85.5% 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 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 (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateApr 25 '18 at 23:21
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 63%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 91.7
2-Core 185
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 534
53% 434 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.43
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.8% Below average
Lighting 46.2
Reflection 41.4
Parallax 39.7
38% 42.4 fps
MRender 37.7
Gravity 56.9
Splatting 53.9
41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 501
Write 342
Mixed 350
88% 398 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 22.3
143% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 45.3
DQ Write 93.8
DQ Mixed 22
30% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 118%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55
931GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 142
Write 126
Mixed 120
97% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.61
4K Mixed 0.35
126% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 76%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55
927GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 133
Write 130
Mixed 124
97% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 2.72
4K Mixed 0.48
153% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
825GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 166
Mixed 155
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.24
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.37
149% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1373 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 14.6
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 14
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 62%

 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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