Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics40.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 14:42
Run Duration79 Seconds
Run User TWN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 635
66% 532 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.3.2
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
40.6% Average
Lighting 47.6
Reflection 64.7
Parallax 64
39% 58.8 fps
MRender 62
Gravity 48.3
Splatting 53
44% 54.4 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 47%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
488GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 161
Write 147
Mixed 111
104% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.31
105% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS512MLK64W6H 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.8% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 59%

 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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