Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive160% 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-C  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '18 at 16:36
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 95.5
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 188
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 349
8-Core 345
47% 347 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 23.3
Parallax 17.9
16% 20.4 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 20.4
Splatting 21.5
19% 22.9 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 324 327 325 327 321 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
160% Outstanding
Read 720
Write 619
Mixed 630
SusWrite 341
130% 578 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 74.2
249% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 1,000
676% 819 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 160%
Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54
151GB free
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 396 418 418 415 419 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 458
Mixed 432
SusWrite 410
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.3
190% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 298
243% 345 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.4% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 24.1
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 21
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.4%
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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