Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.1% 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	155% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 20:21
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 643 69% 551 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8528) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 39.8 38% 44 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 596 594 376 308 308 309 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 629 Write 547 Mixed 561 SusWrite 415 121% 538 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.5 232% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 854 602% 762 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 280%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 169GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 222 223 223 210 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 364 Write 268 Mixed 274 SusWrite 214 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 40.7 149% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 259 199% 272 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 95%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 570GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 122 122 121 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 110 SusWrite 122 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 314GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 92 96 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55% Above average	Read 97 Write 94.2 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 94.7 61% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 59%
Sandisk Ultra 16GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 6GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 15 9.5 13 13 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 150 Write 39.5 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 21.7 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.8 532% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 20.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,320x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16