Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '17 at 01:17
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 564 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 571 35% 571 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim32.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4568 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 120GB-$188 11,188 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 -62895500161633 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1018 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1018 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 319055 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 319055 (F2) Unknown 100 100 519300 (F9) Unknown 100 100 15317	53.9% Above average	Read 321 Write 126 Mixed 114 41% 187 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 13.6 106% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 26.6 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 13.3 26% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 80%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 940GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.5% Very poor	Read 63.2 Write 24.3 Mixed 52 55% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.38 47% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 18%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 816GB free, PID 2551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 91.4 132% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.45 49% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 43%
ST350032 0AS 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 465GB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 38.1 Write 39.5 Mixed 37.7 50% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.39 81% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 19%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G 250GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 233GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 39 Write 39.8 Mixed 39.7 51% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 10 1,072% 14.4 MB/s	DQ Read 13.6 DQ Write 20.7 DQ Mixed 10.1 1,101% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 2,312 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

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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%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,192x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16