Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.5% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 21:19
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 470
63% 473 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 112
Parallax 92.5
86% 103 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 100
80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 128 128 134 122 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 162
Mixed 221
SusWrite 135
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 45.1
176% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 215
179% 258 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
603GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 182 182 186 188 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 143
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 185
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
303GB free
Firmware: JP2OA39C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 97 114 119 112 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 117
Write 99.5
Mixed 58
SusWrite 110
70% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown OCZ3RPR1600C6LV2G 0420 F3-17000CL9-4GBXM 1317 OCZ3RPR1600C6LV2G 0420 F3-17000CL9-4GBXM 12GB
1067, 2133, 1067, 2133 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 26.4
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 24.8
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 47.3
85% 47.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,021 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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