Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
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 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics162% 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.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 23:09
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 32%
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 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 98
1-Core 125
2-Core 231
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 624
66% 529 Pts
64-Core 717
44% 717 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
162% Outstanding
Lighting 229
Reflection 228
Parallax 225
187% 227 fps
MRender 241
Gravity 226
Splatting 140
159% 203 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 162%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,403
Write 7,060
Mixed 7,341
1,625% 7,268 MB/s
4K Read 656
4K Write 416
4K Mixed 472
1,818% 514 MB/s
DQ Read 1,480
DQ Write 1,127
DQ Mixed 1,120
888% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$37
351GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 64 64 64 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 83.7
Write 76
Mixed 81
SusWrite 63.1
57% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 76%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 108 108 110 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 89.8
Write 84.2
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 107
67% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 27
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 25.1
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 46
87% 46 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-WS Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,217
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