Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.8% 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	64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '22 at 11:13
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$45 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 203 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 542 55% 447 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 2175 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 62 Parallax 53.2 48% 58.1 fps	MRender 46.9 Gravity 54.3 Splatting 49.7 41% 50.3 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 93 100 87 97 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 331 Write 197 Mixed 222 SusWrite 95.6 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 35.3 125% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 190 134% 169 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 87%
SSD9SC120GEDA 120GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 12GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 138 122 148 151 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 403 Write 151 Mixed 203 SusWrite 137 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 40.5 153% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 152 118% 163 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 79%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB 20,963 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 80GB free Firmware: 001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 364 105 254 154 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 725 Write 660 Mixed 606 SusWrite 235 125% 557 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 78.1 236% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 573 451% 630 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 295%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 319GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 108 108 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 137 Write 125 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 107 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 637GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 100 98 103 98 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 83.9 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 98.5 61% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 17.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $94Bench 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 $40	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