Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics157% 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 Drive144% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 22 '22 at 14:23
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 79.2
2-Core 193
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 271
8-Core 278
37% 275 Pts
64-Core 300
19% 300 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
157% Outstanding
Lighting 234
Reflection 212
Parallax 207
190% 218 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 157
Splatting 139
133% 166 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 157%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$90
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 452 578 652 633 632 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 578
Write 498
Mixed 521
SusWrite 541
120% 535 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 61.9
190% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 616
464% 629 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 144%
Great: 442%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
228GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 340 429 476 466 455 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 404
Write 358
Mixed 396
SusWrite 400
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 46.6
154% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 360
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 105%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-027.A00LF 8GB
1632, 1632 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 14.8
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 57%

 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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