Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	117% 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	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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '18 at 11:44
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 248 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 683 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Lighting 52.7 Reflection 35 Parallax 65.5 43% 51.1 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 43.1 35% 42.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB-$208 1,444 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 511 524 537 534 501 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 607 Write 502 Mixed 341 SusWrite 522 111% 493 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 40.7 142% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 268 231% 338 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 110GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 126 129 127 128 124 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 374 Write 150 Mixed 195 SusWrite 128 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 25.4 133% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 101 87% 127 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 82%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 77 77 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 82.1 Write 75.6 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 77.5 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 132 132 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 142 Write 128 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 131 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 83%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 157 158 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 148 Write 150 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 158 183% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 19.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,306x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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