Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.3% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '21 at 21:54
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 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 i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 209
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 490
65% 489 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 21.4
Reflection 18
Parallax 20.8
17% 20.1 fps
MRender 25.3
Gravity 23
Splatting 16.6
17% 21.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lecteur de disque 250GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 501
Write 497
Mixed 395
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 72.1
255% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 363
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 121%
Seagate ST1000DM 010-2EP102 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 193 193 190 190 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 186
Mixed 85
SusWrite 190
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
33.6% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 9
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 11.7
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 756 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: $898
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