Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39% 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 Drive28.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 08:58
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 211
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 406
56% 413 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
39% Below average
Lighting 50.1
Reflection 50.4
Parallax 57.5
41% 52.7 fps
MRender 49.5
Gravity 47.3
Splatting 35.7
35% 44.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39%
Great: 40%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 480GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA12.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 30 20 101 23 25 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.5% Poor
Read 231
Write 73.5
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 66.7
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 19.6
4K Mixed 10.1
49% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 14.4
DQ Write 15.5
DQ Mixed 14.7
11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.1% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 11.6
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,064 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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