Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive97.6% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '20 at 14:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 111
2-Core 228
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 423
58% 430 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
18.6% Very poor
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 69.2
Parallax 87
0% 52.1 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 71
Splatting 59.3
54% 67.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 361 383 389 389 390 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 437
Mixed 202
SusWrite 382
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 38.7
127% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 283
231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 186 186 186 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 154
Mixed 86
SusWrite 186
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
36.3% Below average
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 10.2
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 10.6
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 58%

 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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