Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26.4% 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	97.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '19 at 00:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 196 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 386 52% 386 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 2376) 2GB CLim: 1689 MHz, MLim: 1755 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.4% Poor	Lighting 31.2 Reflection 36 Parallax 32.1 25% 33.1 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 34.4 Splatting 33.9 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128M6G+ 128GB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 292 313 359 341 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 380 Mixed 300 SusWrite 309 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 42.5 149% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 220 192% 287 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 95%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 268GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 62 61 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 60.2 Write 38 Mixed 39 SusWrite 61.1 36% 49.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 42%
Hitachi HTS723232A7A364 320GB 11,127 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 94GB free Firmware: EC2OA60W SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 62 62 61 62 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 86.3 Write 92.2 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 61.3 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 58%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 133 133 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 132 Write 138 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 131 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB M378B5173DB0-CK0 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 18.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%

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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	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,188x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	792x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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