Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.7% 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 Drive181% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '19 at 08:43
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User BHR-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 (96th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 196
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 421
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Zotac(19DA 3527) ≥ 4GB; nvidia GTX 1660 TI
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 97.1
Reflection 90.1
Parallax 90
79% 92.4 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 87.4
Splatting 75.2
72% 89.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 536 616 631 628 636 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 724
Write 629
Mixed 649
SusWrite 554
144% 639 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 84.9
279% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 753
DQ Write 663
DQ Mixed 1,060
699% 825 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 181%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-056.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 11
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 751 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-C - $256

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $913
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