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Popular components in PC builds with the Asus Z97-A Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples1,689x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples858x
Core i7-4790Intel  $185Bench 71%, 255,027 samples318x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $231Bench 74%, 172,887 samples184x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $143Bench 68%, 128,482 samples112x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples612x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples254x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples219x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples167x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples139x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples205x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples149x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples102x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $55Bench 96%, 217,115 samples100x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples184x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples118x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples101x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples69x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 20,728 samples64x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 3,674 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntelBench 79%, 455,746 samples$348
GPU
GTX 970NvidiaBench 49%, 834,238 samples$340
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 103%, 951,591 samples$70
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $908

 User benchmarks for this motherboard (9 of 3,674)

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RAM
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HRV-User, 9 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080-Ti Above average UFO - 185 94 152  91  208  156  60  83 $1,236
USA-User, 9 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080-Ti Above average UFO - 176 91 146  87  208  57  -  74 $1,272
CZE-User, 6 months ago.Core i5-4690K, RTX 3080 12GB Above average UFO - 178 91 137  86  214  156  40  62 $95
SWE-User, 18 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080-Ti Very good UFO - 175 88 146  85  216  106  -  50 $1,218
FRA-User, 5 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3090 Above average UFO - 172 86 146  81  222  145  39  51 $1,308
CAN-User, 4 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3090 Good UFO - 171 87 140  80  221  112  -  58 $1,258
USA-User, 10 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080 Above average UFO - 173 91 143  90  198  92  74  70 $1,178
CAN-User, 18 months ago.Core i7-4790K, RTX 3080 Very good UFO - 171 92 144  89  199  111  67  62 $1,237
FRA-User, 12 months ago.Core i5-4690K, RTX 3080-Ti Above average UFO - 160 81 123  78  217  52  -  29 $950
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