Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% 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	37.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '19 at 22:09
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 698 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 68 Parallax 61.3 52% 64.4 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 55.3 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandis S128G 126GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 10 181 47 47 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 432 Write 273 Mixed 38 SusWrite 76.9 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 12.5 47% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 16.1 DQ Mixed 18.5 15% 22.4 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 48%
Sandis S128G 126GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 22GB free Firmware: 3.2. SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 169 39 6.5 12 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 432 Write 190 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 74.4 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 12.9 45% 11.8 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 48%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 704GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 133 132 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 146 Mixed 87 SusWrite 132 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.6 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,318x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
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	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16