Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	104% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 204 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 353 44% 337 Pts	64-Core 379 23% 379 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3734) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 132 Parallax 133 113% 134 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 135 Splatting 107 112% 141 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 193 165 142 121 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 456 Mixed 383 SusWrite 179 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 56.7 187% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 26GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 76 85 76 77 86 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 90.2 Write 43 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 78.4 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 48GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 85 98 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 74.3 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 86.7 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 89GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 71 72 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 84 Write 77.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 70.9 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 68%
Patriot Blaze 240GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 20GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 319 318 323 218 9.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	177% Outstanding	Read 292 Write 332 Mixed 216 SusWrite 249 369% 272 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 13.2 1,347% 16.7 MB/s	DQ Read 12.7 DQ Write 38.2 DQ Mixed 15.4 1,870% 22.1 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 195%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x4GB 912 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 73%

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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	2,318x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	794x
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	273x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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