Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive132% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '20 at 20:05
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 122
2-Core 211
84% 143 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 636
71% 561 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.6% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 83.5
Parallax 74.3
67% 80 fps
MRender 81.2
Gravity 75.4
Splatting 66.7
60% 74.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 649 622 621 609 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 574
Write 587
Mixed 487
SusWrite 622
128% 567 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 40.2
137% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 686
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 479
405% 591 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 132%
Great: 210%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
509GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 195 193 191 196 197 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 141
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 194
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
214GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 183 180 188 187 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 132
Write 112
Mixed 68
SusWrite 183
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
61% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 33.1
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 23.7
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 92%

 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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