Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive61.8% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateNov 22 '21 at 11:38
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 99
2-Core 157
70% 115 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 329
43% 321 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 238
Reflection 206
Parallax 210
194% 218 fps
MRender 253
Gravity 158
Splatting 130
142% 180 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 161%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 82 79 59 51 64 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 319
Write 203
Mixed 219
SusWrite 70.4
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 34.8
123% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 99.5
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 170
123% 156 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
176GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 105 105 110 112 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 98
Write 92.1
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 109
68% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C11D3L/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C11D3L/4G 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.8% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 21.1
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.3
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,075 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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HDDRAMUSB
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