Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.5% 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 Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '19 at 06:40
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 758 83% 658 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP 26,532 User benchmarks, average bench 41% AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.3 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Lighting 58.6 Reflection 66 Parallax 81.8 48% 68.8 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 53 47% 58.2 fps
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 45 42 47 45 43 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 408 Write 272 Mixed 294 SusWrite 75 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 34 136% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 85.4 119% 221 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 14GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 471 Write 453 Mixed 380 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44 172% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 174 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 454GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 102 Write 97 Mixed 23.3 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 171 176 174 173 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 149 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 175 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 224% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1904 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 70%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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