Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	178% 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.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '21 at 08:59
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 615 65% 521 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 855GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42BEU1TB Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 638 635 648 653 652 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 729 Write 671 Mixed 674 SusWrite 644 153% 679 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 78.4 256% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 649 487% 655 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 372%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 874GB free Firmware: SE0OA4H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 106 105 106 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 88.8 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 102 54% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 60%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 373GB free Firmware: GH2ZB550 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 124 124 125 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 103 Write 120 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 124 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 270GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 133 137 138 137 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 173 Write 150 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 136 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 112%
AMicro AM8180 NVME 512GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 61GB free, PID e101 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 31 Write 26.1 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 25.8 37% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 7.6 545% 7.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 86%

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,058 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,324x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,196x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	795x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
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 i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16