Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.8% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '21 at 14:15
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 384
51% 384 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.8% Poor
Lighting 43.3
Reflection 46.2
Parallax 41.4
35% 43.6 fps
MRender 38.9
Gravity 41.7
Splatting 0.1
19% 26.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2306RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 75 66 86 67 83 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 417
Write 245
Mixed 134
SusWrite 86.1
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 27.7
114% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 107
120% 206 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 99%
Hitachi HTS542525K9SA00 250GB-$30
82GB free
Firmware: BBFAC3GP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 47 48 49 48 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 50.5
Write 48.5
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 48.1
33% 44.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
113% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 31%
Toshiba MK5065GSXF 500GB
253GB free
Firmware: GP006B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 45 45 47 47 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
28% Poor
Read 51
Write 46.5
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 46.2
31% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
83% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 28%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1373 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.1% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 6.4
21% 7.43 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 27.1%
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 3,067 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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