Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 02 '18 at 21:41
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 271
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 721
71% 582 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.3% Good
Lighting 83.7
Reflection 82.7
Parallax 71.4
68% 79.2 fps
MRender 73.8
Gravity 76
Splatting 78.3
62% 76 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 464
Write 368
Mixed 285
82% 372 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 42.2
166% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 278
225% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB-$203
69GB free
Firmware: 1.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 441 485 442 484 444 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 481
Mixed 350
SusWrite 440
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 40
158% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 266
216% 306 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
433GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 132 130 135 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 118
Write 150
Mixed 46
SusWrite 130
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
146% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.C8 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 1315 CT51264BA160B.C16F 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.5% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 18.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,036 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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