Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive156% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 09 '17 at 22:07
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 95.6
1-Core 99.8
2-Core 164
73% 120 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 234
28% 217 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.7% Good
Lighting 77.4
Reflection 81.1
Parallax 72.9
63% 77.2 fps
MRender 67
Gravity 69.8
Splatting 68.3
56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 1,002
Write 934
Mixed 953
215% 963 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 38.8
149% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 201
178% 261 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 156%
Great: 445%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
209GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
64% Good
Read 118
Write 104
Mixed 106
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.54
130% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 23.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 19.4
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,014 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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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