Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 07:14
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$132 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 223 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 594 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 60.2 51% 63.3 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 53.2 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 500GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 390 441 437 431 437 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 426 Mixed 411 SusWrite 432 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 48.4 158% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 351 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 312 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 198GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 281 291 290 291 290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 368 Write 387 Mixed 308 SusWrite 300 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 28 98% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 133 104% 143 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 123%
Seagate SkyHawk 8TB (2016)-$170 104 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: AV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 201 204 203 208 205 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 102%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 702GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 160 159 161 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 146 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 160 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.3 402% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 108%
H/W RAID 5 9TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 6TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 172 187 186 198 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 179 Write 105 Mixed 52 SusWrite 190 169% 132 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 28% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 69%
Multi-Reader -1 64GB 547 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 22GB free, PID 6368 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 80 80 80 80 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 133 Write 65.7 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 74.8 87% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.4 162% 4.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 58%

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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	2,338x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,204x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	423x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	800x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	203x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	156x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

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