Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 182%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics231% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.8% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '20 at 05:09
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 215
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 621
62% 505 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB; MSI Suprim X
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Lighting 348
Reflection 306
Parallax 358
284% 337 fps
MRender 380
Gravity 279
Splatting 197
223% 285 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 231%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB-$90
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 273 299 304 305 304 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 440
Write 440
Mixed 352
SusWrite 286
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 36.6
126% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 119
139% 242 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 112%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
381GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 126 133 132 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 124
Write 122
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 129
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 100%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45
245GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 76 78 78 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 76
Write 77.2
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 76.3
53% 71.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 24.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,217
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