Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.9% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 03:28
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 674
69% 559 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1674 MHz, MLim: 1881 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 1
Reflection 52.1
Parallax 45.6
1% 32.9 fps
MRender 18.5
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 41.8
30% 36 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115
228GB free
Firmware: O0919A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 395 453 436 429 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 414
Mixed 316
SusWrite 417
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 49.1
167% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 46.4
84% 160 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 375 250 173 153 216 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
USB Flash Memory 2GB
2GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4 3.9 4.1 4.1 3.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
2.95% Terrible
Read 7.5
Write 3
Mixed 2.8
SusWrite 3.9
5% 4.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.95%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF 9905471-074.A00LF ASU16D3LU1KFG/8G ASU16D3LU1KFG/8G 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-WS Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,217
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