Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '19 at 17:34
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 219
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 466
58% 444 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1593 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Lighting 50
Reflection 49.4
Parallax 44.2
41% 47.8 fps
MRender 45.7
Gravity 44.2
Splatting 39.7
35% 43.2 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 439
Write 173
Mixed 250
63% 287 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 29.2
137% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 99.3
DQ Mixed 115
104% 163 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
85GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 84 84 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 106
Mixed 42.8
SusWrite 84.7
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown AE38G1339U2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
50.4% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,033 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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