Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '19 at 01:28
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 224
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 587
61% 489 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 118
Parallax 112
99% 117 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 103
Splatting 83.9
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 79 38 41 38 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 447
Mixed 355
SusWrite 112
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 53.7
172% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 251
218% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
229GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 273 273 273 272 272 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 445
Mixed 390
SusWrite 291
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 53.6
186% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 234
211% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
345GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 150 149 150 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 137
Write 133
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 150
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.3
247% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
67% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 21.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 21.8
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,014 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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HDDRAMUSB
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