Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 15:06
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 188
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 363
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189
Asus(1043 0486) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.1% Poor
Lighting 26
Reflection 30.8
Parallax 29.7
21% 28.8 fps
MRender 49.1
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 35.3
33% 41 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
678GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 131
Write 128
Mixed 129
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.19
89% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 85%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB
164GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 92.5
Write 92.2
Mixed 80
113% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.21
73% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5401-011.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.5
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 11.6
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,069 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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