Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '18 at 03:02
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 92.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 207
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 512
54% 434 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.6% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 78.2
Parallax 67.6
63% 74.2 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 74.2
60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 261 264 269 256 261 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 429
Write 264
Mixed 303
SusWrite 256
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 38.4
146% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 182
161% 243 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
831GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 165 164 166 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 213
Write 163
Mixed 111
SusWrite 165
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 22
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 73%

 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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