Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.4% 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 Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 12:55
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 80 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 539 72% 538 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 70.5 57% 70.7 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 57.2 53% 65.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 286 244 230 241 248 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 424 Write 458 Mixed 329 SusWrite 243 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 34 117% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 180 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 107%
Seagate ST1000NM0033 81Y9807 81Y3867IBM 1TB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 459GB free Firmware: BB59 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 181 179 180 180 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 158 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 179 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000NM0033 81Y9807 81Y3867IBM 1TB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 619GB free Firmware: BB59 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 172 175 177 177 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 173 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 100%
Seagate ST1000NM0033 81Y9807 81Y3867IBM 1TB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 854GB free Firmware: BB5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 170 172 173 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 166 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 170 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXRG 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.6% Poor	MC Read 3.1 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 5.8 21% 7.37 GB/s	SC Read 3.3 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 7 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 73%

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,036 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16