Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.1% 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	106% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '19 at 17:09
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$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 (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 604 66% 521 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 36CA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 355.82 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Lighting 24.6 Reflection 18 Parallax 20.5 20% 21 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 21.4 Splatting 17.6 17% 21.7 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$155 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 395 401 408 398 403 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 440 Mixed 317 SusWrite 400 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55.9 191% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 44.8 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 60.5 53% 76 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 161GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 107 108 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 116 Write 75.2 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 107 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 114%
ASMT ASM1156-PM 500GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 464GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 25 25 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 27.8 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 24.8 37% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 252%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 58GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 10 11 10 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 28.5 Mixed 13.3 SusWrite 10.9 27% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 104% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 30%
ASMT ASM1156-PM 2TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 271GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.1 3.2 3 3.2 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 28 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 3.2 28% 22.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 78%
Disk Name 500GB 391 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 54GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 33.8 Write 28.8 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 22.6 38% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 7.9 563% 7.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 62%

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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	2,304x
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	201x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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