Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '18 at 13:47
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 66%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 101
2-Core 220
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 430
57% 429 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 118
Parallax 103
91% 111 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 105
Splatting 106
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 131%
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$134
596GB free
Firmware: SD13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 113
Write 109
Mixed 103
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.41
109% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
548GB free
Firmware: CC4C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.5
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 20.3
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,067 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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