Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
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 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 27 '20 at 19:57
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 628
68% 539 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SK hynix BC501 H 256GB
201GB free
Firmware: 8000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 366 361 364 364 364 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 687
Write 522
Mixed 605
SusWrite 378
123% 548 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 61.8
222% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 572
DQ Write 688
DQ Mixed 628
474% 629 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 147%
Great: 158%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 1.5TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 35 32 25 34 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 34.8
Mixed 66.4
SusWrite 32.3
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 10.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 2.3
726% 4.77 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 157%
Great: 157%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
10GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 8.9 9.5 9 9.1 10 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 18.3
Write 6.3
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 8.7
17% 13 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 2
194% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 22.7
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 24.3
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-WS Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,249
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