Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.78% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive83.3% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140529
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 09:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 404
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3412
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.78% Terrible
Lighting 4.5
Reflection 2.7
Parallax 6.4
4% 4.53 fps
MRender 7.5
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 4.9
4% 4.93 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.78%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Agi256g0 6AI138 256GB
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 372 387 388 376 367 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 443
Write 373
Mixed 320
SusWrite 378
85% 379 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 15.6
115% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 95.8
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 23.3
72% 149 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
752GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 170 170 169 170 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 170
Mixed 31
SusWrite 169
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 93%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown FLGF65F-D8KQB 0112 78.B1GET.B700C 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.7
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 18
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,072 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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