Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.5% 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)
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 17 '20 at 21:35
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 187
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 496
51% 410 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.5% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 80.9
Parallax 77.8
58% 76.8 fps
MRender 62.4
Gravity 67.2
Splatting 63.3
53% 64.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 364
Write 362
Mixed 300
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 40.9
133% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 182
178% 283 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB
401GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 110 111 109 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 105
Write 106
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 110
70% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
57% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.5
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57%
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 5,016 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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HDDRAMUSB
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