Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.9% 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	107% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 13:10
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 231 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 648 67% 538 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350 22,303 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8387) 1.2GB CLim: 742 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	20.9% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 37.8 Parallax 27.9 20% 30.1 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 20.2 Splatting 25.3 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 295 260 279 207 181 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 441 Mixed 379 SusWrite 268 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 50.8 184% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 63 60 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 119 Write 100 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 60.3 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 71GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 62 61 65 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 64.5 Write 63.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 64.2 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 75%
WD WD6000HLHX-01JJPV0 600GB 6,863 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 530GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 138 138 137 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 133 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 137 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.3 257% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 89GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 48 48 49 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 61 Write 58.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 48.6 39% 52.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 69%
BUFFALO HD-PZU3 1TB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 658GB free, PID 01f9 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 81 79 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 78 Write 79.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 79.9 98% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 20.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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