Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-K  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151207
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '19 at 19:47
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 248
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 501
67% 499 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.5% Above average
Lighting 63.2
Reflection 65.7
Parallax 59.3
52% 62.7 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 51.7
49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 mSATA 250GB
190GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 448 465 463 469 469 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 468
Mixed 376
SusWrite 460
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 48.5
174% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 258
222% 327 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 117%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 108 111 156 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 148
Write 152
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 121
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 28.1
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 25.3
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 85%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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