Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive99% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '20 at 04:18
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 599
62% 496 Pts
64-Core 585
36% 585 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Asus(1043 870B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 124
Parallax 125
103% 125 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 115
Splatting 103
105% 133 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 115 122 121 120 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 435
Mixed 348
SusWrite 153
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 49.9
181% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 224
206% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99%
Great: 118%
Storejet TS128GESD400K 128GB
7GB free
Firmware: 0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 316
Write 143
Mixed 124
42% 194 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 4.7
22% 6.9 MB/s
DQ Read 15.1
DQ Write 10.1
DQ Mixed 6.1
6% 10.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
27GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 174 164 137 180 148 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 88.2
Write 71.6
Mixed 66
SusWrite 154
70% 94.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 7.9
26% 8.97 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 9.9
26% 9.17 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29%
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 5,016 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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