Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.5% 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 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '17 at 17:55
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th 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
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 417
54% 409 Pts
64-Core 429
26% 429 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.5% Above average
Lighting 56.7
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 68.8
46% 68.4 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 72.7
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
723GB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 73
Write 82.3
Mixed 91
62% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.26
102% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 87%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
514GB free
Firmware: 82.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 136
Write 110
Mixed 116
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.41
4K Mixed 0.25
108% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 86%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
510GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 107
Mixed 86.9
73% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.08
4K Write 0.74
4K Mixed 0.14
32% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5673EH1-CH9 Kingston 9905474-043.A00LF M378B5673EH1-CH9 Kingston 9905474-043.A00LF 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.6% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.9
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.1
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,023 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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