Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive86.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1176 x 664 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 04:13
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 237
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 660
67% 543 Pts
64-Core 657
41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6282) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 141
Parallax 122
105% 131 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 126
Splatting 104
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 494
Write 276
Mixed 351
83% 374 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 22.5
133% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 41.6
89% 182 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 91%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
1TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 111
Write 109
Mixed 102
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.28
98% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.2% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.67 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 8.6
25% 8.7 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,016 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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