Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	98.2% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 18:19
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 628 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 59.4 53% 63.3 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 52.5 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 346 120 110 168 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 410 Mixed 331 SusWrite 207 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 48.6 169% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 249 217% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 425 436 399 396 372 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 419 Mixed 348 SusWrite 408 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 51.9 180% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 930GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 148 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 142 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 147 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.4 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 63%

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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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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,039 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	2,315x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16