Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.1% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory14.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime11 Days
Run DateJan 08 '21 at 07:12
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 110
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 568
58% 469 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 108
Parallax 99.2
121% 118 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 95.7
Splatting 96.1
78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 179 177 182 180 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 359
Write 218
Mixed 273
SusWrite 177
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 45.8
164% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 151
140% 218 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 94%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
246GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 363 362 371 375 383 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 476
Mixed 442
SusWrite 366
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 61.3
204% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 348
262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 122%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 11TB
10TB free
Firmware: 0.1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 113
Mixed 96.3
81% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 13.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 15.1
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,049 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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