Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.6% 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	80.3% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '20 at 09:25
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 582 61% 487 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 61.2 57% 66.8 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 69.1 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 1TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 857GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0424A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 358 356 358 360 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 440 Write 369 Mixed 329 SusWrite 359 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 17.5 107% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 27.2 75% 153 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 148 148 151 149 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 138 Write 135 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 149 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 130 128 129 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 115 Write 120 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 128 70% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 88%
Liteon UITRA1 2TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 199 199 197 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 164 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 198 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 112%
USB 3.0 3TB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 138 138 138 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 139 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 138 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 122 125 127 125 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 115 Write 145 Mixed 108 SusWrite 124 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 431% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 99U5471-054.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.8% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 20 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,327x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,198x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	796x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	344x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	274x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16