Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 179 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 295 8-Core 295 40% 295 Pts	64-Core 302 19% 302 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 6.47 0% 4.32 fps	MRender 8.95 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 7.57 5% 6.26 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB 1,345 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 110GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 148 148 149 126 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 398 Mixed 371 SusWrite 176 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 53.5 184% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$39 1,967 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 119GB free Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 135 134 134 120 134 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 638 Write 309 Mixed 552 SusWrite 145 91% 411 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 72.3 245% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 409 DQ Write 392 DQ Mixed 322 263% 374 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 165%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 56 60 55 20 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 13.3 Write 58 Mixed 17 SusWrite 51.1 25% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.2 33% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773SB0-CK0 2x2GB 643 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,038 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,314x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
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	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16