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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	110% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 14:05
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 263 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 713 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 307 243 305 311 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 466 Mixed 337 SusWrite 297 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 54.3 188% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 197 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 281GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 460 464 463 447 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 476 Mixed 450 SusWrite 446 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.2 201% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 293 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 122 Write 31.5 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 33.3 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 87%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 150 139 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 137 Write 140 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 145 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 27.7 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 27.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	144	0"	1280 720

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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