Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.6% 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 Drive140% 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.
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 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '20 at 20:44
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 199
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 509
53% 426 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1584 MHz, MLim: 1831 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Lighting 48.7
Reflection 47.2
Parallax 41.5
40% 45.8 fps
MRender 40.5
Gravity 43.1
Splatting 39.6
34% 41.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 583 505 311 311 311 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 714
Write 605
Mixed 467
SusWrite 434
124% 555 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.9
211% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 637
DQ Mixed 572
400% 489 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 140%
Great: 236%
USB Flash Memory 2GB
2GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.1 4.2 4 4.3 4 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
2.55% Terrible
Read 3.8
Write 4
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 4.1
5% 3.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.55%
Great: 7%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB
1.5TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 39.6
Write 36.4
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 36.8
49% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.5
220% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 98%
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 as expected (47th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 16.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.2%
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: 63% - Good Total price: $1,250
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