Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics15.3% 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 Drive156% 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-C  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 14 '19 at 16:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 219
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 425
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Gigabyte(1458 3642) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
15.3% Very poor
Lighting 19
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 16.7
16% 17.2 fps
MRender 23
Gravity 18.9
Splatting 14.7
15% 18.9 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.3%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 327 331 332 329 331 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 656
Write 589
Mixed 569
SusWrite 342
121% 539 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 77.5
242% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 679
DQ Mixed 996
674% 818 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 156%
Great: 280%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47
291GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 142 145 144 145 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 158
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 142
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 63%

 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: 62% - Good Total price: $898
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HDDRAMUSB
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