Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.3% 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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 22 '19 at 15:26
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 172
73% 122 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 344
48% 357 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.7% Very good
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 114
Parallax 102
78% 104 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 93.5
Splatting 102
80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 160 156 155 153 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 441
Mixed 318
SusWrite 179
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 46.6
172% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 252
219% 325 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
380GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 131 146 151 155 154 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 18
Write 45
Mixed 25
SusWrite 134
40% 55.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
53.4% Above average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 15.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,016 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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HDDRAMUSB
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