Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 02 '19 at 14:59
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 104
2-Core 198
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 553
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 157
Parallax 169
137% 165 fps
MRender 170
Gravity 137
Splatting 100
107% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.3.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 216
Write 110
Mixed 160
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 16.5
121% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 114
88% 121 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
203GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 108 109 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 109
70% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2OZ Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0420 DDR3 1600 2OZ Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1373, 1373, 1373, 1373 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 15.7
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,067 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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