Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics0.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 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, 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, 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)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 08:00
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 35%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 218
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 425
57% 426 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 85C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
0.38% Terrible
Lighting 0.47
Reflection 0.5
Parallax 3.12
0% 1.36 fps
MRender 0.9
Gravity 0.17
Splatting 0.35
0% 0.47 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 0.38%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90
113GB free
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 196 184 169 188 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 429
Mixed 326
SusWrite 210
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 52.5
182% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 253
209% 299 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 145 142 139 129 129 MB/s
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
69.9% Good
Read 281
Write 116
Mixed 197
SusWrite 136
41% 182 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 35
143% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 139
108% 147 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 159 159 150 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 173
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 156
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.4% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 23.5
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 22.4
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,031 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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