Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive23.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '19 at 22:26
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 96.3
1-Core 114
2-Core 196
80% 136 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 398
50% 379 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 36E1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 19.9
Reflection 71.2
Parallax 18.5
16% 36.6 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 25.7
20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 120GB-$80
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 82 49 48 33 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
23.2% Poor
Read 19.2
Write 308
Mixed 6.5
SusWrite 53.4
22% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 23.5
42% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 59.1
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 199
122% 129 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 23.2%
Great: 82%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
150GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 308 308 298 290 271 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 480
Mixed 459
SusWrite 315
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 61.5
210% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 361
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
280GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 92 94 94 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 70.3
Write 42
Mixed 47.8
SusWrite 93.2
47% 63.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 23.4
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 22.6
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,014 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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