Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive158% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '21 at 22:55
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 261
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 698
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
Asus(1043 85E8) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 151
Parallax 153
111% 147 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 144
Splatting 126
108% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme H10 HBRPEKNX0101 256GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 445 447 449 448 449 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 751
Write 454
Mixed 499
SusWrite 447
120% 537 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 76.5
282% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 461
DQ Mixed 213
192% 281 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 158%
Great: 158%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
223GB free
Firmware: S3500102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 410 412 415 415 415 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 462
Write 414
Mixed 366
SusWrite 414
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 27.7
139% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.6
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 28.8
36% 60.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 100%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB
29GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 12 10 9.5 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 29.8
Write 21
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 11.6
25% 19.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 2.9
235% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2424 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 28.3
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 29.8
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 46.9
85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 89%

 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: 65% - Good Total price: $1,217
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