Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics52.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive182% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '18 at 17:14
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 698
77% 609 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Lighting 64.8
Reflection 68.4
Parallax 61.6
53% 64.9 fps
MRender 73.2
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 54.4
51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,291
Write 979
Mixed 1,067
247% 1,112 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 48.1
184% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 438
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 137
152% 264 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 182%
Great: 254%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
44GB free
Firmware: R211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 493
Write 127
Mixed 181
58% 267 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 20.1
116% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 35.6
54% 103 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 81%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
2TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 160
Write 135
Mixed 129
106% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.51
155% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 85%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296
322GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 127
Write 178
Mixed 146
113% 150 MB/s
4K Read 5.22
4K Write 2.84
4K Mixed 0.31
305% 2.79 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM3X8GA2133C11Y4 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 25
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 26.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 111%

 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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