Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '20 at 00:40
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 632
70% 551 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3668 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 101
Parallax 95.2
94% 104 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 98.9
Splatting 86
83% 104 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.6.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 70 69 82 83 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
47.8% Average
Read 253
Write 126
Mixed 150
SusWrite 76.1
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 28.3
91% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 82.7
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 74.2
63% 90.4 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 80%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
60GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 558 456 363 369 379 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 736
Write 552
Mixed 599
SusWrite 439
130% 582 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 57.4
203% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 227
224% 378 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 139%
Great: 302%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60
39GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 65 64 65 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
40% Below average
Read 74.7
Write 67.2
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 64.1
46% 62.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 40%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
82GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 121 118 121 120 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 107
Write 109
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 118
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
131% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U7CFR8C-H9 1319 CL11-11-11 D3-1600 14GB
1632, 1632, 1632 MHz
8192, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 15.4
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.6%
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 757 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: 64% - Good Total price: $880
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