Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.9% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 685 72% 574 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 284C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 40.4 26% 35.1 fps	MRender 41.4 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 33.7 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 336 332 334 331 331 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 431 Write 389 Mixed 383 SusWrite 335 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 27.8 111% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 238 208% 311 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 137GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 260 261 262 260 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 399 Write 412 Mixed 345 SusWrite 275 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 32.6 116% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 213 201% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 179GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 128 131 132 131 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 118 Write 100 Mixed 70 SusWrite 130 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 20GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 85 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 72 Mixed 64 SusWrite 86.1 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 68GB free Firmware: 1019 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	24% Poor	Read 42.4 Write 40.3 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 40.4 28% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	67.9% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 21 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 72%

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,026 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,187x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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