Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive162% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 14:22
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 396
55% 405 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000
HP(103C 11A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Lighting 86.8
Reflection 96.8
Parallax 82.8
71% 88.8 fps
MRender 89.7
Gravity 87.1
Splatting 92
74% 89.6 fps
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 70%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 311 307 301 301 292 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 728
Write 640
Mixed 612
SusWrite 326
129% 576 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 76.7
259% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 779
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 982
667% 813 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 162%
Great: 280%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
189GB free
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 458 306 248 249 249 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 420
Write 466
Mixed 386
SusWrite 323
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 42.5
158% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 330
251% 337 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 100%
Great: 99%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 60 60 61 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 81.3
Write 80.5
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 60.3
52% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-2133C9-8GTX 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-2133C9-8GTX 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.8% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 20.7
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 19.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns

 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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