Asus Z97-C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics96.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-C  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140711
Uptime22.2 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 04:22
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 86.8
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 195
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 295
40% 298 Pts
64-Core 387
24% 387 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 138
Parallax 126
101% 129 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 121
Splatting 104
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 24 23 22 22 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 449
Write 86.7
Mixed 124
SusWrite 25.5
37% 171 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 21.4
106% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 84.4
DQ Mixed 52.1
81% 162 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
643GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 166 175 173 158 172 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 142
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 169
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
56.1% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.4
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 14.8
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-C Builds (Compare 750 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: 61% - Good Total price: $913
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