Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 04:19
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 182 82% 136 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 633 59% 491 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 91.5 61% 79.2 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 59 54% 67.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 668 Write 603 Mixed 555 136% 609 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 74.3 251% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 271 296% 498 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 295%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9TB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 513 Write 336 Mixed 110 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 1.9 14% 4.97 MB/s	DQ Read 12 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 3.9 5% 8.23 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 188%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00SPEB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 141 Write 144 Mixed 104 164% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 59%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 197 Write 142 Mixed 88.2 167% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 73%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 154 Write 148 Mixed 85.5 159% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 54%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 128 127 128 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 144 Write 147 Mixed 75 SusWrite 128 165% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 54%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 163 Write 95.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 112 135% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 64%
ST330006 51NS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 0.9 1.6 1.1 0.7 8.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.9% Poor	Read 135 Write 132 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 2.3 105% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 47%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 815GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 157 Write 120 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 17 112% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 68%
ST330006 51NS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 113 113 113 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.9% Above average	Read 160 Write 150 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 112 165% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 133% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.9 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,316x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16