Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.2% 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	120% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 07:46
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 97.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 276 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 677 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 85.7 59% 74.9 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 55.5 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 399 399 409 385 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 463 Mixed 420 SusWrite 392 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56 193% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 306 245% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 299GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 406 401 409 404 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 468 Mixed 420 SusWrite 400 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 59.8 204% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 299 242% 342 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 309GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 395 402 410 401 387 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 441 Mixed 368 SusWrite 397 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.9 158% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 306 244% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 27.2 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 26.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 48.5 83% 48.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 119%

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

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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	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16