Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.7% 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	50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colores, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 15:10
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 255 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 655 69% 550 Pts	64-Core 655 41% 655 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K5200 1,717 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Nvidia(10DE 1095) ≥ 4GB CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.58 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.7% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 60.2 31% 46.4 fps	MRender 52.9 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 28.5 32% 41.3 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600A SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 157 151 144 157 106 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 269 Write 177 Mixed 227 SusWrite 148 46% 205 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 21.2 4K Mixed 24.5 82% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 78.1 DQ Mixed 87.4 72% 106 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 164 162 163 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 113 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 163 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 79GB free Firmware: CC54 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 120 Mixed 52.8 65% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 166 167 166 168 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 144 Write 103 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 165 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 167 168 167 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 113 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 166 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	61% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 18.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%

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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	2,310x
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