Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	125% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 94 1-Core 105 2-Core 204 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 335 44% 329 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 466 455 464 457 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 470 Mixed 447 SusWrite 441 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.3 195% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 295 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 29GB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 132 140 117 106 145 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 128 Mixed 85 SusWrite 131 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 511GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 153 154 155 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 142 Mixed 101 SusWrite 154 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 109%
Generic Mass-Storage 8GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 0225 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	5.28% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 6.2 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 4.7 13% 9.98 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0118 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0118 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.2% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 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	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16