Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	15.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '19 at 17:37
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 697 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 6332) 2GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 18.3 16% 17.9 fps	MRender 16.3 Gravity 19.3 Splatting 20.7 16% 18.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 111GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 342 336 353 349 347 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 424 Write 232 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 342 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 16.2 4K Mixed 11.7 45% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 17 DQ Mixed 18.1 15% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: V54OA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 31 38 54 58 55 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 59.4 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 45 39% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 40%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 297GB free Firmware: V54OA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 64 65 65 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 32 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 64.9 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%
WDC WD64 00BEVT-22A0RT0 640GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 252GB free, PID 110c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 33.3 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 36.5 45% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 18%
Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 160GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 71GB free, PID 110c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 38 38 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 35.9 Write 35.4 Mixed 21 SusWrite 36.8 43% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 18%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 21GB free, PID 00d4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 24.9 Write 12.8 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 13 19% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.1 84% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 11%
SanDisk Cruzer 16GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 8GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 17 Write 3.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4.1 8% 7.58 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3 197% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 1x8GB 2,814 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.9% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.77 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 34%

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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	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,193x
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 $94Bench 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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16