Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive149% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '20 at 18:41
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 120
2-Core 252
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 405
58% 429 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 593 627 591 581 585 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 642
Write 558
Mixed 538
SusWrite 579
130% 579 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.7
206% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 267
282% 465 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 149%
Great: 255%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
2GB free
Firmware: GF100-07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 19 17 13 12 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
8.55% Terrible
Read 14.3
Write 25.5
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 15.5
11% 14.9 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
17% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 8.55%
Great: 42%
CARDER READER 8GB
7GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 7.5 7.6 7 8.9 8.9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
4.34% Terrible
Read 9.3
Write 2
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 8.1
8% 6.18 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.2
25% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.34%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 24.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,085 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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