Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	148% 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	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 00:57
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 649 74% 578 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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 Parallax 102 61% 82.7 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 72.2 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-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 391 386 389 390 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 649 Write 590 Mixed 566 SusWrite 393 123% 550 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 67 228% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 685 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 273 297% 500 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 295%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 479 480 480 482 498 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 501 Write 255 Mixed 108 SusWrite 476 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 1.9 14% 5.07 MB/s	DQ Read 11.9 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 3.9 5% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.5% 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: 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 144 Write 145 Mixed 106 SusWrite 0.5 125% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.8% 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: 80 86 86 85 84 89 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 200 Write 160 Mixed 89 SusWrite 85.1 167% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 73%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 86 86 85 84 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 153 Write 154 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 87 158% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 54%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 86 86 85 84 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 145 Write 148 Mixed 75 SusWrite 87 149% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 46.7% 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: 111 113 112 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 164 Write 160 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 112 161% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 64%
ST330006 51NS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.8% Poor	Read 138 Write 132 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 0.7 104% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.8% 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: 1 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	28% Poor	Read 155 Write 123 Mixed 76 SusWrite 0.5 106% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 68%
ST330006 51NS 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 113 113 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.2% Above average	Read 155 Write 147 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 113 162% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 133% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.2% 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 (95^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 27.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 28.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%

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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	2,316x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16