ECS Z97-PK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardECS Z97-PK  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140822
Uptime61.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '23 at 01:26
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
47.2% Average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 45
2-Core 107
44% 72 Pts
4-Core 168
8-Core 220
25% 194 Pts
64-Core 203
13% 203 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
Asus(1043 8793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 132
Parallax 114
94% 120 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 92.3
Splatting 96
81% 99.8 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 275 275 280 261 254 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 368
Write 362
Mixed 278
SusWrite 271
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 53.9
4K Mixed 27.2
94% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 258
211% 301 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 14.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 10.9
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 79%

 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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