Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '16 at 08:39
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 226
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 430
57% 429 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.9% Very good
Lighting 98.7
Reflection 82.1
Parallax 93.2
80% 91.3 fps
MRender 87.7
Gravity 82.2
Splatting 77.7
67% 82.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 731
Write 627
Mixed 714
154% 691 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 24.8
127% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 28.6
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 26.4
32% 54.4 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 108%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,045 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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