Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics149% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150226
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 30 '21 at 02:57
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 141
2-Core 268
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 748
76% 618 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488
EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 204
Parallax 194
178% 205 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 154
Splatting 136
128% 160 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDHL1TB-D8 1TB
560GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0709E0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 354 59 45 27 512 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 744
Write 645
Mixed 586
SusWrite 269
126% 561 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 25.8
170% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 374
342% 528 MB/s
Poor: 113%
This bench: 122%
Great: 248%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 116 118 117 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 119
Write 116
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 116
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
69.3% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 21.2
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-WS Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,232
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