Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
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 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '17 at 13:04
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 266
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 724
74% 599 Pts
64-Core 723
45% 723 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 150
Parallax 129
114% 139 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 133
Splatting 109
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 194
Write 95.7
Mixed 108
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 13.2
116% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 29.8
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 10
25% 50.6 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
516GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 62
Write 150
Mixed 121
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 5.33
4K Mixed 0.58
188% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 27.7
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 29.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,063 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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