Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% 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.
Boot Drive94.9% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 09:04
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 26%
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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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 197
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 517
57% 451 Pts
64-Core 678
42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Nvidia(10DE 2486) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 154
Parallax 158
132% 158 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 131
Splatting 111
110% 138 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 119%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 301 320 321 318 309 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 321
Mixed 300
SusWrite 298
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 41.9
155% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 183
158% 230 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
851GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 168 157 175 176 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 186
Mixed 111
SusWrite 166
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
243% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101MBB 1TB
520GB free, PID 102a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
21.3% Poor
Read 42.2
Write 40.2
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 42.4
54% 39.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 21.3%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 71%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 754 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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