Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 22:08
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 510
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.7% Poor
Lighting 36.2
Reflection 41.5
Parallax 34.9
30% 37.6 fps
MRender 42.9
Gravity 27.5
Splatting 30.4
27% 33.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC94 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
50% Average
Read 92.3
Write 81.6
Mixed 87.8
66% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.49
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50%
Great: 61%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 147
Write 137
Mixed 145
108% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.21
69% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 10.4
28% 9.73 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,061 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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