Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics56% 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 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 13 '19 at 20:46
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 101
2-Core 190
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 451
47% 377 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56% Above average
Lighting 71.1
Reflection 75
Parallax 67
58% 71 fps
MRender 68.4
Gravity 65.7
Splatting 59.3
52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 56%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 62 72 75 77 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 136
Write 135
Mixed 85
SusWrite 71.9
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 74%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 169 168 168 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 142
Write 147
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 168
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.8
342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 110%
USB Flash Disk 4GB
4GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 6.4 7.6 6.8 8 7.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
3.28% Terrible
Read 8.5
Write 4.2
Mixed 4
SusWrite 6.9
8% 5.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.28%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0423 Vulcan-1600 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0423 Vulcan-1600 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
41.8% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.1
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 13.1
36% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 54%

 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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