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Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive129% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '16 at 10:15
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$54
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 224
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 454
58% 440 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 3692) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Lighting 48.2
Reflection 44.7
Parallax 40
39% 44.3 fps
MRender 38.9
Gravity 41.3
Splatting 36
32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$150
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 762
Write 646
Mixed 693
156% 700 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 30.3
188% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 50.3
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 29.7
44% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 129%
Great: 243%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 103
Write 83.3
Mixed 79.5
66% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.12
4K Write 5.91
4K Mixed 0.4
200% 2.48 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 54%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$89
1TB free
Firmware: CC3C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 95.4
87% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.46
85% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 75%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149
233GB free
Firmware: 3.AAD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 76.4
Write 75.6
Mixed 68.7
55% 73.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.39
93% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905402-413.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905402-413.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.2
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.5
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,164 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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