Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.07% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '16 at 22:24
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 94.2
2-Core 188
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 365
49% 364 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6570
PwrHis(1787 2308) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
5.07% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 5.78
6% 6.34 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 5.57
4% 5.22 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.07%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 115
Write 105
Mixed 99.1
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 2.68
4K Mixed 0.32
125% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 109%
Philips USB Flash Drive 16GB
15GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
9.39% Terrible
Read 27
Write 7.59
Mixed 10.3
16% 15 MB/s
4K Read 7.32
4K Write 0.68
4K Mixed 0.43
65% 2.81 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 9.39%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 61%

 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
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