Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive94.4% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime10.6 Days
Run DateMay 01 '19 at 10:32
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 102
2-Core 219
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 622
67% 532 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 393 412 421 421 384 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 416
Mixed 272
SusWrite 398
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 20
136% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 111
122% 200 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 86%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 104 104 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 99
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 102
68% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 19.7
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 63%

 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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