Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

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

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '16 at 19:59
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 753 79% 632 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 603GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 641 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 257 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 61 (B4) Unknown 0 0 10464 (B7) Unknown 100 100 24 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 44 240519282719 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 7919553919 (F7) Unknown 100 100 247645627 (F8) Unknown 100 100 24656020	89.4% Excellent	Read 462 Write 394 Mixed 363 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 25.2 131% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 95.2 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 31.4 67% 131 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 476GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3314 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 594 (B1) Unknown 98 98 80 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 50 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 94 (F1) Unknown 99 99 65868130741	123% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 480 Mixed 513 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 50.5 188% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 168 173% 283 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 78GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 177 2083 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 447 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1507 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 323 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 36 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21196 (C2) HDA temperature 123 90 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 244 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	32% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 57.1 Mixed 53.5 41% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.17 69% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 62%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 141 Write 149 Mixed 111 170% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.51 4K Mixed 0.29 98% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 144 Write 152 Mixed 118 176% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.61 4K Mixed 0.28 102% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 61%
WDC WD40 PURX-64GVNY0 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 102 Write 85.8 Mixed 95.3 120% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.16 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 53%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 154 Write 135 Mixed 99.7 160% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 61%
WDC WD60 EZRZ-00RWYB1 6TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 120 Write 123 Mixed 111 152% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.29 96% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 62%
WDC WD60 EZRZ-00RWYB1 6TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 861GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 155 Write 152 Mixed 106 172% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.89 4K Mixed 0.28 111% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 62%
WDC WD40 PURX-64GVNY0 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 783GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 101 146% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.26 84% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 53%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 705GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 113 Write 91.6 Mixed 88.9 122% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.25 79% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 2,161 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,309x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	790x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16