Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '19 at 07:00
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 224
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 405
50% 381 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 149
Parallax 140
119% 145 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 139
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 333 413 422 420 417 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 448
Mixed 354
SusWrite 374
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 51.9
171% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
111GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 467 558 567 552 557 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 676
Write 536
Mixed 584
SusWrite 511
130% 577 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 66.8
215% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 568
DQ Mixed 601
457% 618 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 153%
Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
225GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 204 113 109 92 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 443
Write 422
Mixed 385
SusWrite 141
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 53.5
177% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 19.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,014 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 $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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