Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.8% 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	85% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 12:28
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 251 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 677 65% 538 Pts	64-Core 669 41% 669 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 39.4 35% 41.2 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 27.7 29% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$140 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 164 165 168 165 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 351 Write 181 Mixed 232 SusWrite 161 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41 164% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 209 167% 237 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 2,535 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 7GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 6.7 8.1 8 8.4 8.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	7.11% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 13.1 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 8 14% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.11% Great: 35%
VendorCo ProductCode 32GB 3,948 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 13GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.2 7.9 5.2 7.5 7.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	5.63% Terrible	Read 22.1 Write 3.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 6.9 11% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.63% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.5% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12.6 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 86%

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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	2,304x
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 $160Bench 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