Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36% 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 Drive	77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '20 at 05:35
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 235 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 599 65% 514 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 40.8 Parallax 57.4 35% 46.9 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 52.2 Splatting 38.2 39% 48.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 82 83 67 70 68 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 403 Write 272 Mixed 293 SusWrite 82.8 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 37.9 141% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 123 135% 229 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 91%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 803GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 125 135 130 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 42.5 Write 87.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 130 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 96%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 128 132 131 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 103 Write 103 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 131 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 90 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 90.2 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 320% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 21 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%

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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	1,192x
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 $75Bench 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 $40
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16