Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMar 18 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 255
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 700
69% 565 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
66.3% Good
Lighting 83.7
Reflection 89.5
Parallax 79
68% 84 fps
MRender 83.5
Gravity 77.5
Splatting 70.8
63% 77.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$155
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 302 290 270 255 235 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 464
Mixed 379
SusWrite 285
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 52.6
186% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 356
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
604GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 135 134 135 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 150
Write 124
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 134
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 54.3
74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.9%
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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