Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 06:55
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 640
63% 517 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.4% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 110
Parallax 104
83% 105 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 92.8
Splatting 97
78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
432GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 104
Mixed 89.2
72% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.21
80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 103
Write 92.1
Mixed 90.8
72% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 0.71
4K Mixed 0.14
46% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0423 Team-Elite-1600 0423 Team-Elite-1600 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.7% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.3
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 17.9
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,064 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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