Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.7% 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 Drive161% 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.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 00:07
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 175
77% 128 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 451
59% 446 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1260 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Lighting 66.2
Reflection 60
Parallax 80.1
54% 68.8 fps
MRender 58.9
Gravity 56.7
Splatting 75
53% 63.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 311 308 307 316 315 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 655
Write 568
Mixed 562
SusWrite 334
119% 530 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 81.3
261% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 1,001
676% 821 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 161%
Great: 280%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 206 206 226 162 199 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 103
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 204
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 213%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
251GB free, PID 2312
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 22 25 24 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
9.48% Terrible
Read 23.7
Write 19.9
Mixed 15.4
SusWrite 23.4
28% 20.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
17% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 9.48%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 19.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,023 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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