Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics153% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive135% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 02 '18 at 02:59
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 245
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 650
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 230
Parallax 215
169% 217 fps
MRender 258
Gravity 203
Splatting 144
159% 202 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
778GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 474 482 492 491 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 492
Mixed 442
SusWrite 482
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 64.6
220% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 349
267% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 27.3
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 25.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 47.3
85% 47.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,013 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $798
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