Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive130% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '17 at 20:01
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 601
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 74
Parallax 72.8
62% 74.2 fps
MRender 73.6
Gravity 68.9
Splatting 62.5
55% 68.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 749
Write 653
Mixed 562
146% 655 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 36.5
139% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 444
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 98.4
155% 297 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 130%
Great: 185%
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40
234GB free
Firmware: K2AOAH0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 49.2
Write 50.3
Mixed 49.4
37% 49.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.36
106% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 34%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$45
148GB free
Firmware: AX001U Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 86.6
Write 86.1
Mixed 84.1
64% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.18
59% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
20GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 160
Write 149
Mixed 146
114% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.23
82% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 112%
Samsung HM100UI 1TB-$47
2GB free
Firmware: 2AM10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Read 47.9
Write 45.4
Mixed 40
33% 44.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.24
4K Write 0.62
4K Mixed 0.24
48% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
62.1% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.2
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 22.1
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,091 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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