Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 04 '19 at 17:09
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 259
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 666
65% 535 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189
Asus(1043 0486) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.4% Poor
Lighting 28.9
Reflection 36.4
Parallax 33.7
24% 33 fps
MRender 35.3
Gravity 24.1
Splatting 26.7
23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 34%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 105 101 111 116 111 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 163
Write 149
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 105
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.2% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 11
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13.5
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,084 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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