Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '19 at 11:32
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 653
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.1% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 176
Parallax 155
96% 150 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 134
Splatting 122
101% 124 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 494
Write 476
Mixed 372
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 60.7
214% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 235
211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
474GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 77 82 77 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 89.3
Write 85.5
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 77.2
61% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
139GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 185 189 184 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 134
Write 114
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 185
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.5
439% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 12.3
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,016 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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