Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.4% 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 Drive69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '21 at 07:45
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 120
2-Core 235
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 602
67% 525 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 109
Parallax 112
94% 112 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 102
Splatting 95.3
89% 112 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 69 85 86 86 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
69% Good
Read 433
Write 97.7
Mixed 250
SusWrite 82.7
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 24.1
134% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 32.9
61% 120 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
70.9% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 22.6
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 23.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,066 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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