Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics87% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% 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.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 13 '18 at 23:35
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 105
2-Core 200
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 380
51% 382 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87% Excellent
Lighting 95.5
Reflection 122
Parallax 128
78% 115 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 125
Splatting 99
105% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 87%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 395 434 403 348 213 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 372
Mixed 332
SusWrite 352
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 49
168% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 43.6
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 60.7
86% 149 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 100%
Great: 134%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
150GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 57 57 56 57 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 77.3
Write 67.8
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 56.1
46% 62.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
466GB free
Firmware: GM4OA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 87.8
Write 88
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 90.2
58% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.7% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 15.7
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,021 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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