Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.8% 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 Drive138% 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.
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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 26 '17 at 17:17
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 256
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 665
71% 565 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3001) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Lighting 48.3
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 59.5
39% 46.6 fps
MRender 30
Gravity 47
Splatting 39.1
32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 732
Write 630
Mixed 722
155% 695 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 44.9
159% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 572
DQ Write 377
DQ Mixed 204
225% 384 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 138%
Great: 283%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
2GB free
Firmware: 0002DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 81.6
Write 80.1
Mixed 70.7
58% 77.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.14
52% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.1% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 17.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,021 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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