Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 05:46
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 375
50% 371 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 93.6
Parallax 87.1
85% 95 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 90.9
Splatting 80
74% 91.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 424
Write 355
Mixed 203
72% 327 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 32.2
135% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 155
164% 273 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
120GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 37 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 87.5
Write 35.2
Mixed 37.5
SusWrite 36.1
36% 49.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
83GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 190 175 203 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 151
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 188
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 112%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1360 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,014 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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