Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.9% 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 Drive79.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 19:48
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 72.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 218
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 566
60% 481 Pts
64-Core 617
38% 617 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
PNY(196E 11C7) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 18.6
Reflection 19.1
Parallax 19.1
15% 18.9 fps
MRender 15.8
Gravity 19.6
Splatting 17.2
14% 17.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 210 148 166 162 209 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 342
Write 299
Mixed 190
SusWrite 197
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 38.1
127% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 90.5
131% 247 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 186 186 186 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 110
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 186
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 192 189 190 191 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 148
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 190
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
55.2% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.9
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 16.3
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 94.9
42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,064 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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