Asus Z97-DELUXE

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive61.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-DELUXE  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 21 '16 at 01:17
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 520
57% 448 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3672) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6822
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.5% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 66.3
64% 73.7 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 67.8
Splatting 61.4
54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6 Pro 256GB-$110
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 506
Write 437
Mixed 327
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 2.5
55% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 111%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
279GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 114
Write 128
Mixed 85.5
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.53
4K Mixed 0.2
50% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 15.8
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 14.9
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-DELUXE Builds (Compare 611 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,328
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