Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateJan 05 '21 at 23:45
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 190
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 394
46% 360 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
MSI(1462 2775) 3GB
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.4% Below average
Lighting 49.3
Reflection 37.5
Parallax 63.2
40% 50 fps
MRender 33
Gravity 51.3
Splatting 25.7
29% 36.7 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 39%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 556 563 448 311 298 286 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 673
Write 570
Mixed 497
SusWrite 410
120% 538 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 98.9
4K Mixed 46.6
171% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 750
DQ Write 399
DQ Mixed 451
368% 534 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 130%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1866C9D3/4GX 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1866C9D3/4GX 16GB
1333, 1867, 1333, 1867 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54.7% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 17.1
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,070 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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