Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive161% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 01:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 234
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 655
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 76.3
Parallax 66.5
62% 72.9 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 68.4
57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 578 587 589 590 584 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 700
Write 583
Mixed 497
SusWrite 568
132% 587 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 60
218% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 628
DQ Mixed 375
369% 589 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 161%
Great: 302%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 178 180 180 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 181
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 178
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
50.6% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 16.9
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 65%

 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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