Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.8% 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 Drive66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 17 '19 at 08:23
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 491
65% 488 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 115
Parallax 109
99% 115 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 104
Splatting 86.1
87% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 91 74 66 66 63 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 376
Write 130
Mixed 200
SusWrite 77.6
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 33.9
131% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 148
109% 145 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
657GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 138 135 137 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 135
Write 107
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 137
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 78%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 175 175 178 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 139
Mixed 86.4
SusWrite 176
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
944GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 162 166 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 102
Write 140
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 168
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
204% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
35.6% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.7
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,021 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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