ECS Z97-PK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics115% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardECS Z97-PK  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150624
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 09 '22 at 21:36
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 193
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 564
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 174
Parallax 177
125% 168 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 162
Splatting 114
108% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,613
Write 4,628
Mixed 4,725
1,111% 4,989 MB/s
4K Read 503
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 256
1,193% 318 MB/s
DQ Read 1,013
DQ Write 442
DQ Mixed 606
481% 687 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
553GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 177 182 182 182 180 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 113
Write 80.7
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 178
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-PK Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: ECS Z97-PK

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $543
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