Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.5% 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 Drive82.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '20 at 13:01
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 121
2-Core 211
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 638
63% 515 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.5% Very good
Lighting 96.5
Reflection 117
Parallax 103
79% 105 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 87.9
Splatting 102
78% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 280 197 134 259 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 499
Write 459
Mixed 389
SusWrite 173
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 32.3
128% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 10
84% 199 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 99%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
267GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 78 79 78 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 79.5
Write 80.5
Mixed 49
SusWrite 77.5
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 20.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60%
Great: 63%

 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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