Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.5% 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 Drive	67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140711
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 04:50
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 254 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 496 67% 497 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.5% Above average	Lighting 63.1 Reflection 66 Parallax 64.9 52% 64.7 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 52.2 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 110 75 94 99 110 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 329 Write 204 Mixed 219 SusWrite 97.1 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 33.9 142% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 68.6 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 124 94% 122 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 85%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 742GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 592 664 673 670 674 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 734 Write 676 Mixed 601 SusWrite 651 150% 666 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76.3 255% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 630 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 272 290% 481 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 837GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 153 153 154 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 130 Write 101 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 152 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 19,207 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1360 MHz Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.3% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 62%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,316x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
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	309x

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	138x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16