Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.4% 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 Drive	149% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '17 at 01:13
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 262 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 687 70% 567 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 63.2 56% 67.3 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 56 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 822GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 963 Write 844 Mixed 851 198% 886 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 34.3 150% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 51.6 117% 229 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 445%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 300GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 84GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,246 Write 582 Mixed 813 194% 880 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 36.1 146% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 544 DQ Write 528 DQ Mixed 228 256% 433 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 152%
Lacie d2 Quadra v3C 4TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: 051E Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 165 Mixed 150 124% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.35 4K Mixed 0.26 95% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 28.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 28.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	2,309x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	790x
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	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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