Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 27 '16 at 11:39
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 0.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 266
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 482
58% 447 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4414
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CV23 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 147
Write 125
Mixed 84.2
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.21
68% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 119%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
20GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 79.4
Write 99.9
Mixed 64.8
61% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.22
86% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
39% Below average
MC Read 13.2
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11.5
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39%
Great: 36%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,012 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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