Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.6% 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	86.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 09:38
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 370 49% 367 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.6% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 48.7 32% 42.6 fps	MRender 53.1 Gravity 45.8 Splatting 36.2 36% 45.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 155 153 151 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 424 Write 314 Mixed 259 SusWrite 156 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 39.9 149% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 287 226% 315 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 119%
Corsair Force 3 60GB 4,789 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 65 75 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 178 Write 76 Mixed 102 SusWrite 69 24% 106 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 29.7 105% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 81.9 DQ Write 59.9 DQ Mixed 71.5 53% 71.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 52%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 340GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 138 142 138 138 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 178 Write 179 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 132 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 113%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 137GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 46 46 46 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 48.2 Write 52.3 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 45.5 35% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	49.8% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,304x
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	201x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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