Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.59% 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 Drive67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime36.3 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 22:49
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 112
2-Core 199
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 557
56% 452 Pts
64-Core 587
36% 587 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2000
Nvidia(10DE 094C) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 386.01
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
7.59% Terrible
Lighting 8.5
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 10.7
7% 9.93 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 11.2
Splatting 9.7
9% 11 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.59%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 480GB-$322
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 267 240 242 253 253 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 423
Write 297
Mixed 309
SusWrite 254
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 22.4
4K Mixed 27.3
91% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 86.5
DQ Mixed 81.9
79% 129 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-084.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 9905471-084.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.6
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 754 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: $894
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