Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.2% 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.
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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140519
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '18 at 20:09
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 178
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 419
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 2847) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Lighting 33.1
Reflection 30
Parallax 41.9
27% 35 fps
MRender 40.9
Gravity 39
Splatting 33.9
31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
765GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 153 180 181 186 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 195
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 163
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
34.4% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 9.7
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 10.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 751 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-C - $256

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $898
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