Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.2% 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 Drive	81.2% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 672 72% 574 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% EVGA(3842 3788) 3GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	48.2% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 51.8 Parallax 65.9 47% 58.6 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 50.6 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 49%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV500120G 120GB 4,749 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 003056RI SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 68 67 70 69 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 449 Write 306 Mixed 311 SusWrite 80.7 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 40.4 153% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 150 142% 221 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 83%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 125GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 227 112 62 113 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 460 Write 421 Mixed 405 SusWrite 141 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 29 148% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 49.4 107% 216 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 92%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 255 257 259 259 256 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 164 164 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 145 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 163 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 107%
Apple HDD ST1000 1TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 2AR2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 113 113 123 122 131 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 170 Write 125 Mixed 73 SusWrite 115 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1 283% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 113%
Seagate ST500VT000-1DK14 499GB 530GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 105 107 119 115 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.3% Excellent	Read 192 Write 194 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 109 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.07 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 26.7 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 27 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 91%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,185x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	791x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	307x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	271x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	137x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	151x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16