Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.2% 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 Drive55.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '19 at 08:43
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 120
2-Core 243
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 626
63% 512 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3606) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.2% Below average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 41.9
Parallax 55.7
38% 48 fps
MRender 56.7
Gravity 51.9
Splatting 38.8
39% 49.1 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.2%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JTRA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 169 101 96 97 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 349
Write 376
Mixed 334
SusWrite 159
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 21.5
75% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 226
161% 206 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1373 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.2% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,007 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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