Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '17 at 19:07
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 247
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 687
67% 550 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Lighting 82.3
Reflection 83.6
Parallax 75
67% 80.3 fps
MRender 79.6
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 69.4
60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 414
Mixed 424
101% 452 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 47.7
184% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 110
138% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
641GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 148
Mixed 141
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.21
114% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.8% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 23.2
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 68%

 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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