Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.6% 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	34.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 222 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 631 63% 515 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.6% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 61.2 48% 61 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 57.9 Splatting 51.1 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 149 32 61 49 47 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.4% Below average	Read 226 Write 200 Mixed 182 SusWrite 83.9 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 32.5 4K Mixed 13.8 60% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 34.9 DQ Write 55.7 DQ Mixed 41 32% 43.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 61%
Generic Storage Device 4GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 14 14 14 15 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 14 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 14 17% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.1 131% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X4GB1866C9L4 2x4GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,048 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,318x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
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	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16