Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% 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)
Boot Drive	37.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150818
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '22 at 22:17
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 599 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 601 37% 601 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.2.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 82.8 55% 70.8 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 46.5 46% 57.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 283 179 218 164 180 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.4% Below average	Read 201 Write 105 Mixed 90.4 SusWrite 210 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 11.2 54% 16.7 MB/s	DQ Read 13.8 DQ Write 14.9 DQ Mixed 14.3 11% 14.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 96%
Kbg40znt256g TOSHIBA MEMORY 256GB 3,446 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 216GB free Firmware: 0105AELA SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 381 387 393 389 388 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 626 Write 428 Mixed 404 SusWrite 383 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 46.1 170% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 224 248% 432 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 218%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 521GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 136 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 175 Write 170 Mixed 110 SusWrite 135 109% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 162 162 165 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 146 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 162 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 27GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 12 17 15 19 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 137 Write 96.5 Mixed 106 SusWrite 27.5 115% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 4.4 285% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 38%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 36GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 36 4.9 9.6 9.6 8.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 144 Write 75.5 Mixed 101 SusWrite 25 105% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.7 230% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04H1BB31-16 2x8GB 367 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 28.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 21 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 80%

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

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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	2,303x
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