Asus Z97-WS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.9% 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 Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-WS  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160114
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 02:42
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 231
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 656
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 24.8
Reflection 19.2
Parallax 22.6
20% 22.2 fps
MRender 28
Gravity 25.5
Splatting 19
19% 24.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB-$256
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 236 224 242 224 247 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 414
Write 309
Mixed 354
SusWrite 236
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 25
4K Mixed 28.5
90% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 145
113% 160 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 69%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
549GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 582 601 605 616 606 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 863
Write 844
Mixed 457
SusWrite 594
155% 689 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 34.9
140% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 550
DQ Mixed 164
174% 274 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 128%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
305GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 328 337 337 341 335 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 481
Mixed 459
SusWrite 332
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.1
198% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 118%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.4% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-WS Builds (Compare 141 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus Z97-WS - $318

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,217
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