Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 09:40
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 97.1
1-Core 97
2-Core 196
77% 130 Pts
4-Core 328
8-Core 353
45% 340 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.91% Terrible
Lighting 3.83
Reflection 6.54
Parallax 6.62
3% 5.67 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.59 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.91%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 254 242 241 253 260 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 650
Write 262
Mixed 341
SusWrite 251
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 50.1
196% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 254
205% 291 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 115%
Great: 241%
Seagate ST32000646NS 2TB
925GB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 136 137 137 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 123
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 136
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
747GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 179 183 182 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 128
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 181
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 29.9
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 25.3
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,015 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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