Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive263% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-K/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160317
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateOct 05 '17 at 12:04
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4771-$129
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 214
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 518
56% 446 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.1% Very poor
Lighting 11.2
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 9.81
9% 11.5 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 12
Splatting 15.6
12% 14.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.1%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,410
Write 981
Mixed 1,165
332% 1,519 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 214
4K Mixed 33.4
259% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 934
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 256
322% 582 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 263%
Great: 236%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
648GB free
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 58.3
Write 95.4
Mixed 89.4
61% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.4
100% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.4
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 15
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 51%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 152 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-K/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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