Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 29 '20 at 00:20
Run Duration182 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 617
67% 531 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 96.2
Parallax 95.3
85% 98.5 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 79.9
74% 92.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 259
Write 126
Mixed 161
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 31.4
112% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 81.6
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 89.1
69% 92.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
84GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 565 447 376 375 380 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 747
Write 548
Mixed 620
SusWrite 450
133% 591 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 58.6
205% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 241
230% 380 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 141%
Great: 302%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60
39GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 62 65 65 64 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 80.8
Write 63
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 64.4
54% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
83GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 113 119 118 119 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 120
Write 118
Mixed 66
SusWrite 118
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7CFR8C-H9 1319 CL11-11-11 D3-1600 14GB
1800, 1800, 1800 MHz
8192, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
47.7% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 13.4
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 758 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-C - $256

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $898
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