Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.8% 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 Drive105% 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-K  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 09:13
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 471
63% 469 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 112
Parallax 105
93% 110 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 98
Splatting 82.8
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 392 393 398 398 395 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 460
Mixed 272
SusWrite 388
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 44.4
152% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 245
209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 105%
Great: 116%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196
184GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 155 171 169 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 497
Write 470
Mixed 376
SusWrite 193
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 34.1
125% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 188
182% 287 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85%
Great: 95%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
515GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 1.1 0.7 1.4 1.8 2.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
25.3% Poor
Read 86.2
Write 0.5
Mixed 2
SusWrite 1.6
16% 22.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.3
74% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2B2133C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2B2133C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.6% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 24.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,066 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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