Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26% 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)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateApr 22 '19 at 03:49
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3-$209
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 209
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 564
56% 460 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Sapphire(1DA2 E348) 2GB
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
26% Poor
Lighting 31.3
Reflection 33.3
Parallax 39.9
26% 34.8 fps
MRender 31.7
Gravity 30.5
Splatting 35.7
27% 32.6 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 26%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 44 41 13 35 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB
2TB free
Firmware: MZ6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 124 134 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 137
Write 142
Mixed 31
SusWrite 137
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2405 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 27.6
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 25.8
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 109%

 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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