Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.1% 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 Drive248% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '19 at 12:27
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 94.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 516
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.1% Above average
Lighting 70.8
Reflection 72.6
Parallax 63.6
58% 69 fps
MRender 68.3
Gravity 66.1
Splatting 69.9
56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 638 642 613 604 597 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,370
Write 1,943
Mixed 1,290
SusWrite 669
349% 1,568 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 79.3
260% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 616
DQ Mixed 694
520% 696 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 248%
Great: 340%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
700GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 126 126 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 148
Write 152
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 126
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 107%
Generic MassStorageClass 32GB
26GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 99.8
Write 68
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 76.9
92% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1.7
123% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 25
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 25.3
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,021 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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