Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.9% 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	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 22:01
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 477 64% 478 Pts	64-Core 476 30% 476 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 54 60% 66.2 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 73.7 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 311 312 312 311 311 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 405 Write 323 Mixed 286 SusWrite 310 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 26.6 105% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 147 138% 209 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 97%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 171GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 69 67 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 87 Write 82.2 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 67 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 403GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 96 90 97 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 103 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 93.8 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3500630AS 224GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 172GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 51 62 53 62 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 42 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 56.2 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 120 113 129 100 120 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 97.7 Write 71.7 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 118 62% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,222 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 29.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 27.1 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 89%

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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	2,304x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,184x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	789x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	341x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	270x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	201x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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