Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics120% 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 Drive98.5% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150305
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 17:11
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 261
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 692
68% 556 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 185
Parallax 170
140% 176 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 168
Splatting 81.7
97% 123 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5 Pro 128GB-$130
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 307 294 271 306 316 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 318
Mixed 293
SusWrite 299
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 41.1
149% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 207
189% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 98%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
62GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,384
Write 1,176
Mixed 634
236% 1,065 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 53.4
228% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 789
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 592
486% 695 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180
4.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 137 141 140 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 134
Write 140
Mixed 77
SusWrite 141
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.3
223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2058 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74.9% Very good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 23.4
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 47.5
84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 751 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-C - $256

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $898
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HDDRAMUSB
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