Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 11:08
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 271 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 706 78% 617 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4509 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 476 Write 358 Mixed 269 81% 368 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.3 168% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 124 148% 260 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 116GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 42 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 75 Write 71.8 Mixed 55 SusWrite 40.1 45% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 59%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 339GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 40 39 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 36 Write 37.3 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 39 50% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3L 1600G 2x4GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,198x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	796x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	343x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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