Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.7% 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 Drive75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '18 at 06:01
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 60%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 424
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.31
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
19.7% Very poor
Lighting 0.37
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 8.09
0% 3.18 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 68.8
Splatting 69.7
57% 70 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 19.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
77GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 200 194 195 192 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 433
Mixed 325
SusWrite 220
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 48
179% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 253
212% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 144 148 141 137 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 369
Write 163
Mixed 214
SusWrite 140
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 39.5
146% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 184
132% 169 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 172 174 175 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 146
Mixed 81
SusWrite 156
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 23.7
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,031 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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