Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20% 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 Drive50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140627
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 197
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 376
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20% Very poor
Lighting 25
Reflection 19.2
Parallax 24.7
20% 22.9 fps
MRender 27.4
Gravity 25.5
Splatting 19
19% 24 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 85 76 68 86 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 254
Write 119
Mixed 172
SusWrite 74.3
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 14
108% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 102
78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 73%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 95 96 97 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 85.5
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 97.1
63% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1GX64B160K SAM 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
32% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 11%
This bench: 32%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 755 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-C - $256

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $894
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