Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.9% 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 Drive64.8% 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '18 at 10:58
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 415
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 134
Parallax 118
106% 128 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 123
Splatting 101
87% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 105 110 101 96 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 446
Write 97.5
Mixed 120
SusWrite 105
42% 192 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 17.6
105% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 49.7
81% 163 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 73%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 120 124 124 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 129
Write 105
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 122
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 132 130 131 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 131
Write 134
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 131
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.9
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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