Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics41.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateApr 21 '18 at 03:19
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 198
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 490
52% 415 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
PNY(196E 104B) 3GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.3% Average
Lighting 50.4
Reflection 44.2
Parallax 56.7
41% 50.4 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 55.9
Splatting 42.3
42% 52.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 158
Write 145
Mixed 155
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.22
83% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14.9
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 13.7
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 71%

 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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