Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
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 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics31.3% 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 Drive192% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '20 at 22:02
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 260
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 697
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Lighting 38.9
Reflection 31
Parallax 37.4
32% 35.8 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 38
Splatting 36
30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 592 599 609 602 593 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 738
Write 597
Mixed 629
SusWrite 595
144% 639 MB/s
4K Read 69.5
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 93.2
305% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 614
DQ Mixed 1,057
692% 814 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 192%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
274GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 475 480 488 410 283 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 484
Mixed 462
SusWrite 433
106% 473 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 62.2
218% 79.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 131%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 22.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 20.9
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 79%

 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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