Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 07:42
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 639 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8667) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 222 Parallax 221 171% 218 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 211 Splatting 139 158% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 186 197 193 191 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 487 Mixed 374 SusWrite 191 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.5 226% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 417GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 376 429 431 431 427 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 743 Write 656 Mixed 660 SusWrite 417 139% 619 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 84.9 272% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 1,106 726% 855 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 537GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 187 198 195 196 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 492 Mixed 464 SusWrite 194 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 64 223% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 363GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 75 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 100 Write 92.2 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 74.9 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 63GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 84 84 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 84.1 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 183% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 70%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$97 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 578GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 146 138 151 147 147 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 152 Write 192 Mixed 107 SusWrite 147 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 344% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 0741 1TB 1,389 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 466GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 107 104 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 101 Write 104 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 106 126% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 270GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 102 103 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 60 SusWrite 102 122% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 62%

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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	2,304x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	201x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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