Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.1% 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	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 22:19
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 85.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 231 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 591 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 59.2 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 63.1 48% 62.9 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 50.8 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 1.7 1.1 27 14 4 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 432 Write 339 Mixed 321 SusWrite 42.9 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 17.3 71% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 71.6 DQ Mixed 32 41% 73.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 61%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB 12,066 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 6 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	7.6% Terrible	Read 34 Write 5.2 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 5.1 13% 13 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.6% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X4GB1866C9L4 2x4GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 14.2 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,067 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,330x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,198x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	796x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	344x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	203x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $64

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16