Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive137% 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.
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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateJun 14 '20 at 06:07
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 256
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 696
76% 601 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 557 549 545 552 551 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 661
Write 550
Mixed 444
SusWrite 553
124% 552 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 43.2
171% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 384
327% 492 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 137%
Great: 243%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45
929GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 208 206 209 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 166
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 206
106% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.1
380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 114%
Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 111 8GB
3GB free, PID 1693
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 46.5
Write 8.7
Mixed 4.8
SusWrite 5.1
15% 16.3 MB/s
4K Read 8.5
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
35% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 32.8
MC Mixed 27.2
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 26.7
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 46.3
86% 46.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,074 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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HDDRAMUSB
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