Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 22:44
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 665
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.6% Good
Lighting 83.3
Reflection 58.3
Parallax 107
68% 83 fps
MRender 58.9
Gravity 77.7
Splatting 74.8
58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC01.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 284 294 299 300 292 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 307
Mixed 264
SusWrite 293
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 36.3
143% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 59.9
98% 194 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 91%
SSD PLUS 480GB
411GB free
Firmware: Z31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 275 276 279 278 279 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 393
Mixed 278
SusWrite 286
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 43.7
180% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 208
191% 294 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
328GB free
Firmware: JP4OA39C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 101 103 100 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 107
Write 101
Mixed 59
SusWrite 103
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 71%

 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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