Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.4% 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 Drive92.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '16 at 17:52
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 652
70% 558 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 71
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 84.2
58% 74.2 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 67.2
Splatting 55.1
51% 62.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 372
Mixed 404
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 21.7
131% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 72.5
119% 229 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
339GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 120
Write 127
Mixed 124
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.37
137% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
31.7% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.6
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 9.8
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,063 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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