Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.1% 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 Drive102% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 21 '17 at 13:49
Run Duration323 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 132
2-Core 261
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 702
74% 590 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 120
Parallax 102
93% 112 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 105
Splatting 105
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 416
Mixed 422
101% 453 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 28.2
167% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 47.3
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 27.5
62% 121 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
136GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 151
Mixed 153
124% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.23
80% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 112%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
15GB free, PID a83a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
30.3% Below average
Read 151
Write 15.6
Mixed 27.8
56% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.86
4K Write 1.03
4K Mixed 1.12
102% 3.34 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 30%
SanDisk Cruzer Force 16GB
15GB free, PID 557d
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
12.5% Very poor
Read 37.4
Write 8.07
Mixed 9.08
17% 18.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.88
94% 2.14 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 25.4
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,007 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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