Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.26% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 13:23
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3258-$31
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
65% Good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 218
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 230
8-Core 236
31% 233 Pts
64-Core 227
14% 227 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 65%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
Asus(1043 0356) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
6.26% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 8.69
Parallax 6.03
6% 7.46 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 9.09
6% 7.49 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.26%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 136 130 122 126 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 236
Write 193
Mixed 160
SusWrite 129
40% 180 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 30
103% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 154
122% 169 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
103GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 84 89 87 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 139
Write 94.8
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 92.3
73% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
31.4% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.8
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 751 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-C - $256

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $898
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