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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	86.3% 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.
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.

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '19 at 14:48
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 208 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 407 50% 383 Pts	64-Core 368 23% 368 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 146 Reflection 151 Parallax 132 119% 143 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 111 110% 127 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 183 177 179 166 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 431 Write 330 Mixed 290 SusWrite 191 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.6 151% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 148 139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 97%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 204GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 78.2 Write 73.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 69.2 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 427GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 116 115 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 99 SusWrite 116 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 477GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 168 170 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 135 Mixed 77 SusWrite 169 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 106 Write 88 Mixed 66 SusWrite 93.9 117% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 308% 3.4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 0.6 369% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.4% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 15.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 71%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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	1,186x
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