Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '20 at 19:43
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$132 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 469 53% 415 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 82.6 55% 73.4 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 56.9 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 437 Write 357 Mixed 283 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 32.4 4K Mixed 17.6 70% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 48.4 DQ Write 64.3 DQ Mixed 39.9 35% 50.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 56%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 187GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 331 354 337 344 352 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 233 Write 329 Mixed 216 SusWrite 338 63% 279 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 28.8 94% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 146 132% 198 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$49 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 532GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 102 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 154 Write 118 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 102 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 96%
Hitachi HMRSK0002TBAT07K 2TB 289 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 385GB free Firmware: MK7O3P01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 164 161 163 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 162 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 163 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 150GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 121 122 123 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 48.5 Write 66.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 121 56% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 147% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 66%
Verbatim Desktop HDD 3.0 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free, PID 0415 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	9.36% Terrible	Read 25.7 Write 21.7 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 20 35% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 21% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.36% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 137 138 140 139 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 78.2 Write 80.2 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 138 110% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 4,160 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.7 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 61%

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

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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	2,338x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,204x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	423x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	800x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	345x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	203x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	156x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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