Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive119% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '19 at 17:13
Run Duration348 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 626
61% 499 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.1% Very good
Lighting 83.1
Reflection 95.7
Parallax 78.1
68% 85.7 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 83.3
Splatting 107
84% 102 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 170 161 157 162 154 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 647
Write 594
Mixed 347
SusWrite 200
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 45.4
163% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 620
DQ Mixed 743
542% 708 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 119%
Great: 236%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 145 147 151 149 148 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 142
Write 140
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 148
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown-D3-1600-MR 0821 08G-D3-1600-MR 0821 08G-D3-1600-MR 08G-D3-1600-MR 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 17.9
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 61%

 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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