Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.01% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	88% 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '19 at 02:15
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 253 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 496 64% 484 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	5.01% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 0.5 Parallax 8.06 7% 5.63 fps	MRender 0.14 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 2.87 2% 1.74 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 5.01% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 205 160 171 128 134 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 461 Write 350 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 176 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.3 148% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 196 176% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 178GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 347 384 405 368 404 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 440 Mixed 347 SusWrite 377 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 51.2 177% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 131 129 116 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 134 Write 140 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 124 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 110%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 141 145 143 137 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 154 Write 148 Mixed 95 SusWrite 143 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 100%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 195 184 176 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 200 Write 200 Mixed 122 SusWrite 195 241% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0420 DDR3 1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 20.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 18.1 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 61%

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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%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,189x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	792x
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	272x
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	250x
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 $269	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 $40	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