Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '19 at 04:22
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 133
2-Core 269
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 729
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 142
Parallax 124
109% 133 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 134
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 121 147 89 119 119 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 294
Write 220
Mixed 237
SusWrite 116
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 39.8
154% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 170
134% 183 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
92GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 234 243 243 237 246 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 422
Write 331
Mixed 304
SusWrite 239
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 24.1
4K Mixed 27.8
95% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 78.9
DQ Mixed 101
87% 133 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 65%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
259GB free
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 71 80 80 75 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 465
Write 415
Mixed 362
SusWrite 122
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 34
142% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 195
177% 267 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
71.7% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,033 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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