Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '16 at 02:33
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 252
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 729
71% 583 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6519
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.1% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 81.7
Parallax 72.7
63% 77.2 fps
MRender 78.3
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 64.6
58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 414
Mixed 420
100% 451 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 54.4
218% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 120
142% 247 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 105
Write 129
Mixed 105
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.3
85% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.6% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 21.3
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,061 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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