Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '20 at 09:55
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 226
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 610
63% 507 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85.7%
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 (90th percentile)
63.8% Good
Lighting 81.5
Reflection 83.1
Parallax 73.6
66% 79.4 fps
MRender 74.8
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 66.7
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 632 604 267 535 605 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 573
Write 560
Mixed 463
SusWrite 544
120% 535 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 39.6
135% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 604
DQ Mixed 480
402% 583 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 126%
Great: 210%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
509GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 195 195 193 195 195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 159
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 194
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
214GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 178 185 186 181 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 128
Write 164
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 182
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.8%
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)
93.6% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 33
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 23.8
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 93.6%
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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