Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.7% 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 Drive65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '22 at 11:48
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BIH-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 498
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
49.7% Average
Lighting 65.2
Reflection 69.9
Parallax 85.2
53% 73.4 fps
MRender 61.4
Gravity 57.4
Splatting 43.2
43% 54 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3500105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 178 134 42 27 65 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
65% Good
Read 480
Write 207
Mixed 125
SusWrite 91.4
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 59.3
4K Mixed 20.3
103% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 62.1
92% 167 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65%
Great: 100%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$60
143GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 70 70 70 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
44.5% Average
Read 84.9
Write 93.6
Mixed 54.4
SusWrite 69.5
56% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-149.A01LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-149.A01LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 15.8
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,076 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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