Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.7% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
8 years ago, 8 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateMar 24 '16 at 11:36
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$51
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 433
58% 432 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 60.5
Parallax 79.8
54% 68.9 fps
MRender 58.9
Gravity 53.9
Splatting 75.9
53% 62.9 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 52%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 118
Write 113
Mixed 109
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.16
92% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown U3A8G93-16GBBE3B00 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
34.6% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 9.5
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 10.9
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,077 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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