Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.6% 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 Drive155% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 02:57
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 411
55% 411 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Gigabyte(1458 3766) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Lighting 33.8
Reflection 25.2
Parallax 31.6
28% 30.2 fps
MRender 38.4
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 31.6
28% 34.3 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 309 309 309 309 307 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 603
Write 547
Mixed 533
SusWrite 326
113% 502 MB/s
4K Read 58
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 76.3
253% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 748
551% 724 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 155%
Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
310GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 411 450 421 391 371 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 414
Mixed 402
SusWrite 395
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 57.9
184% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 296
242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 117%
Great: 125%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
589GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 89 92 92 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
51% Above average
Read 86.8
Write 87.9
Mixed 48
SusWrite 90.9
57% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 24
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 22.1
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 73.1%
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 3,063 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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