Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	191% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 23:23
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 711 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2003 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 575 587 597 594 588 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 755 Write 663 Mixed 666 SusWrite 569 149% 663 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 91.3 300% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 999 675% 819 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 405 443 454 452 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 488 Mixed 412 SusWrite 427 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67.2 226% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 280GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 101 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 97 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 100 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 25GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 67 31 28 27 23 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 147 Write 61.4 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 38.7 91% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.6 153% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 22.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,186x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16