Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141104
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 04:24
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 425
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 405
25% 405 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 162
Parallax 173
135% 167 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 141
Splatting 103
110% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 198 115 109 110 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 482
Mixed 381
SusWrite 169
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 56.3
191% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 192
190% 304 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 126%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4
137GB free
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 510 514 523 526 529 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 724
Write 672
Mixed 677
SusWrite 513
146% 647 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 78.4
253% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 548
DQ Mixed 308
326% 543 MB/s
Poor: 148%
This bench: 169%
Great: 293%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
298GB free
Firmware: 12.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 75 75 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 74.3
Write 71.7
Mixed 52
SusWrite 74.6
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 23.3
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 20.9
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,066 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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