Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive130% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory16.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '20 at 15:24
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 276
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 742
72% 593 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2069 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75
Reflection 79
Parallax 69
61% 74.3 fps
MRender 73.9
Gravity 72
Splatting 71.5
59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB-$208
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 494 525 571 549 569 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 686
Write 529
Mixed 364
SusWrite 538
118% 529 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 46.4
170% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 407
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 276
243% 362 MB/s
Poor: 87%
This bench: 130%
Great: 129%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
104GB free
Firmware: UG2204RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 210 210 201 218 221 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 461
Write 397
Mixed 198
SusWrite 233
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 11.5
77% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 33.2
44% 80.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 KHX2400C11D3/4GX 20GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.9% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 19.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 63%

 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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