Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '18 at 16:50
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 445
60% 445 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 149
Parallax 140
112% 142 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 110
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 684
Write 531
Mixed 326
113% 513 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 49.5
200% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 600
DQ Mixed 833
584% 738 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
293GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 122 120 120 120 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 140
Write 120
Mixed 30
SusWrite 118
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BD160BJ.M8F 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1648 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,070 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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