Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive125% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 02:02
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 95
1-Core 126
2-Core 214
85% 145 Pts
4-Core 317
8-Core 381
45% 349 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 117
Parallax 100
88% 108 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 101
Splatting 104
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 463 469 284 465 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 460
Mixed 359
SusWrite 439
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 55.3
201% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 339
261% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 256GB-$35
193GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 470 466 284 466 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 466
Mixed 324
SusWrite 406
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 37.8
155% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 68.7
131% 262 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-036.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 99U5471-036.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.1% Good
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 20.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,023 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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