Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive124% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 03 '18 at 15:40
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 275
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 732
77% 615 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 198
Parallax 197
153% 194 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 178
Splatting 127
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 401 464 479 474 480 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 484
Mixed 384
SusWrite 458
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 52.4
191% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 352
268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
56GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 265 266 261 253 249 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 250
Mixed 278
SusWrite 263
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 42.8
178% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 231
191% 279 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.4
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 26.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,066 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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