Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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.
Boot Drive	94.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 11:48
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 189 79% 133 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 528 57% 451 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 39 38 41 39 38 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 478 Mixed 310 SusWrite 70.3 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 51.3 185% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 44.4 106% 221 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 108%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKF25 256GB 651 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 97GB free Firmware: Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 258 109 109 109 126 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 578 Write 562 Mixed 518 SusWrite 211 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 54.5 208% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 480 DQ Mixed 57.6 134% 272 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 236%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 271GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 64 66 67 64 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 70.3 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 64.8 44% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 193GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 32 44 37 39 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 71.2 Write 59.3 Mixed 73 SusWrite 41.4 46% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 147 154 155 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 105 Write 118 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 151 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 192GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 40.8 Write 27 Mixed 26 SusWrite 45.3 26% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 14.7 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 52%

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,032 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16