Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36% 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	164% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 15:03
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 96.4 2-Core 257 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 688 77% 603 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 39.8 38% 43.9 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 36.3 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 326 325 321 322 323 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	164% Outstanding	Read 736 Write 647 Mixed 627 SusWrite 356 133% 592 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 76.4 258% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 887 621% 781 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 280%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 158GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 218 216 222 203 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 281 Mixed 281 SusWrite 210 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.6 175% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 254 194% 263 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 95%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 564GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 123 121 122 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 131 Write 125 Mixed 115 SusWrite 122 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 206% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 271GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 93 95 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 80.3 Write 13.3 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 94.6 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 27 26 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 145 Write 26.5 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 26.4 67% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.5 161% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 62%

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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	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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