Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% 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	155% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 04:25
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 658 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 655 40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 71.9 Parallax 91.8 62% 79.7 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 59 54% 67.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 389 390 388 388 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 659 Write 587 Mixed 567 SusWrite 394 124% 552 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 73.7 247% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 270 295% 497 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 295%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 477 472 482 484 481 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 543 Write 270 Mixed 104 SusWrite 465 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1.8 13% 4.67 MB/s	DQ Read 5.2 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 2.3 3% 5.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 188%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00SPEB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 5.8 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 112 SusWrite 1.5 124% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 59%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 86 85 84 89 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 200 Write 162 Mixed 89 SusWrite 85.6 168% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 73%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 87 86 85 84 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 153 Write 154 Mixed 86 SusWrite 87.3 157% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 87 86 85 84 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 146 Write 144 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 87.4 148% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 54%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 112 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 163 Write 164 Mixed 65 SusWrite 113 164% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 64%
ST330006 51NS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.8% Poor	Read 140 Write 133 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 2.6 106% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 47%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 815GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 157 Write 124 Mixed 78 SusWrite 0.4 107% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 68%
ST330006 51NS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.8% Above average	Read 159 Write 149 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 113 164% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 133% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 28.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

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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 $85Bench 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