Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime11.2 Days
Run DateApr 21 '19 at 14:53
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 214
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 377
52% 385 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
12% Very poor
Lighting 0.53
Reflection 1
Parallax 1.28
0% 0.94 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 3.26
34% 47.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 12%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
48GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 200 193 198 198 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 435
Write 418
Mixed 306
SusWrite 221
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 52.3
177% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 250
208% 301 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 136 137 136 131 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 366
Write 158
Mixed 207
SusWrite 135
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 38.3
156% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 164
127% 174 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
978GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 161 165 167 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 112
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 166
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 22.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 20.5
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 61.1
65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,032 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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