Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '18 at 19:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 41%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 above expectations (62nd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 606
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 77.9
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 68.4
64% 74.6 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 73.8
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 232
Write 124
Mixed 156
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 34.3
127% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 91.5
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 90.8
73% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
191GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 137 141 139 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 120
Write 129
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 139
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 16GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.4% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.1
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,099 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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