Asus Z97-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.1% 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 Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160331
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '21 at 23:44
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 589
56% 466 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.1% Below average
Lighting 39.6
Reflection 37.6
Parallax 56.8
32% 44.7 fps
MRender 54.3
Gravity 48.5
Splatting 38.6
38% 47.1 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7001T 1TB
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1211A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 10 50 334 126 14 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 273
Write 331
Mixed 330
SusWrite 111
59% 261 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 19.6
87% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 92.4
DQ Mixed 36.7
46% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 104%
Adata SU635 480GB-$40
437GB free
Firmware: N181017a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 403 357 396 410 412 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 471
Write 410
Mixed 399
SusWrite 383
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 43
4K Mixed 36
128% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 85.8
DQ Mixed 154
107% 135 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD34G16002 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 1302 PSD34G16002 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.2% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-K Builds (Compare 3,062 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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