Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.6% 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	99.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 09:39
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 674 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB; ROG STRIX-GTX1050TI-O4G-GAMING CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 389.10 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 37.1 32% 35.6 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 35.5 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asus RAIDR Express PCIe 1,224 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: MV.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 326 321 331 341 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 623 Write 429 Mixed 380 SusWrite 325 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 38.6 135% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 226 190% 273 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 514GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 85 69 83 73 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 111 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 79.1 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 372GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 186 183 185 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 163 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 186 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.4 251% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 2x4GB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2000 MHz clocked @ 2040 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 25.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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