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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	177% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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)

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '19 at 07:13
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 676 70% 564 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 698 695 697 696 680 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 720 Write 709 Mixed 705 SusWrite 673 158% 702 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 68.8 237% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 1,037 702% 851 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 284%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 291GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 229 229 230 230 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 352 SusWrite 230 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 53 194% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 244 209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 81GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 230 229 230 229 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 456 Mixed 422 SusWrite 232 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 66.9 227% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 83GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 230 229 230 229 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 490 Mixed 471 SusWrite 231 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.3 226% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992055 (997055) 4x8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 60%

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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	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,190x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	308x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
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	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $269	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 $40	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