Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '19 at 02:23
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 222
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 398
55% 407 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
78.1% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 94
Parallax 77.4
81% 90.4 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 88.8
Splatting 78.9
72% 89.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ct500mx5 0 500GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 404 426 419 400 354 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 388
Write 393
Mixed 399
SusWrite 391
89% 393 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 46.6
168% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 256
215% 315 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 107%
Great: 119%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
88GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 35 29 35 37 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Read 7.8
Write 29.8
Mixed 11.5
SusWrite 33.2
15% 20.6 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
20% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 54%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
39GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 65 65 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 110
Write 108
Mixed 68
SusWrite 64.5
65% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905474-060.A00LF 99U5474-028.A00LF 9905474-060.A00LF 99U5474-028.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
52.6% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 53%

 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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