Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 08:59
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 601
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.7% Average
Lighting 59.8
Reflection 65.1
Parallax 59.7
49% 61.5 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 58.9
Splatting 52
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: CC94 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 90.9
Write 80.2
Mixed 80.6
63% 83.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.48
112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 61%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 157
Write 145
Mixed 145
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.53
4K Mixed 0.2
105% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.2% Below average
MC Read 13
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 11.2
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 12.9
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 72%

 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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