Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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	39.8% 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	93% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '18 at 02:51
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 199 80% 136 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 526 56% 446 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1633 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.8% Below average	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 99.3 Parallax 89.9 27% 74.1 fps	MRender 82.7 Gravity 86.9 Splatting 69.9 64% 79.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 288 241 236 213 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 468 Mixed 371 SusWrite 243 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.9 152% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 330 249% 333 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 99%
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 314GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 378 394 409 415 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 314 Write 105 Mixed 320 SusWrite 394 64% 283 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 35.4 156% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 207 184% 274 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 721GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 193 193 191 193 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 128 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 192 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 24GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1867, 1333, 1867, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 20.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 79%

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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	2,306x
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	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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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