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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 01:37
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 215 85% 145 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 661 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 302 324 322 320 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 478 Write 328 Mixed 278 SusWrite 319 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 22.7 94% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 133 112% 169 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 76%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 374GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 138 139 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 50 Mixed 72 SusWrite 139 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 117GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 84 84 84 83 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 150 Write 148 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 85.2 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 118GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 77 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 97.3 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 76.8 65% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2405 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 28.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 27.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 48.5 83% 48.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,310x
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	791x
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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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