Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.7% 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	103% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 22:56
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 638 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6167) 3GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.7 Reflection 59 Parallax 58.1 50% 59.3 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 56.8 Splatting 59 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 148 208 101 71 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 455 Mixed 361 SusWrite 152 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 55.3 191% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 217 200% 307 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 46GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 467 471 477 479 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 478 Mixed 397 SusWrite 420 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.1 218% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 233GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 101 100 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 95.3 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 101 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 63%

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

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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	2,320x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
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	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16