Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory0.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 01 '20 at 21:59
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 242
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 621
68% 540 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.8% Very good
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 110
Parallax 97.7
80% 102 fps
MRender 77.4
Gravity 91.4
Splatting 77
67% 81.9 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 234 179 163 155 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 481
Mixed 392
SusWrite 204
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 70.5
249% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 363
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.9% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 6.9
22% 7.63 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,057 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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HDDRAMUSB
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