Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.8% 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 Drive56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 25 '21 at 20:52
Run Duration276 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$65
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 113
2-Core 181
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 537
56% 447 Pts
64-Core 558
34% 558 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Gainward(10B0 1C82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.8% Poor
Lighting 35.3
Reflection 38.5
Parallax 35.8
29% 36.5 fps
MRender 35.1
Gravity 36.6
Splatting 25.7
26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3402101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 106 234 196 57 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 362
Write 269
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 143
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 13.5
82% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 29.4
72% 147 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 102%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
29GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 144 79 82 78 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 471
Write 422
Mixed 372
SusWrite 140
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 35.6
121% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 314
232% 310 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 121%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$59
170GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 129 130 129 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 117
Write 99.1
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 127
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 0215 CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 16GB
1360, 1360, 1360, 1360 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.2
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 46%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,096 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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