Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.3% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140423
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 212
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 422
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Lighting 43.5
Reflection 39.3
Parallax 52.2
36% 45 fps
MRender 55.7
Gravity 50.1
Splatting 37.4
38% 47.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
57GB free
Firmware: X411
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 195 204 190 190 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 314
Mixed 184
SusWrite 198
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 49.4
185% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 254
206% 292 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
628GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 32 87 124 135 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 129
Write 142
Mixed 84.1
SusWrite 95.7
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.2
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.1%
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 5,022 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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HDDRAMUSB
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