Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 04 '19 at 11:06
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 591
57% 470 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
Asus(1043 8496) 2GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.99% Terrible
Lighting 2.47
Reflection 2.92
Parallax 1.91
2% 2.43 fps
MRender 2.86
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 2.09
2% 2.43 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.99%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 84 82 79 78 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 448
Write 116
Mixed 155
SusWrite 86.4
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 33.3
146% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 172
144% 215 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 128%
WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB
457GB free
Firmware: 01.01S03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 130 132 131 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80% Very good
Read 148
Write 130
Mixed 111
SusWrite 130
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
224% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 80%
Great: 78%
SanDisk Dual Drive 64GB
43GB free, PID 559e
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 13 11 13 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Read 31
Write 7.8
Mixed 23.7
SusWrite 11.5
22% 18.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 3.6
243% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/8GX Transcend TS1GLK64V6H 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.8% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.9
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,081 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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