Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '20 at 01:05
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 213 84% 144 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 621 67% 531 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 122 Parallax 116 93% 117 fps	MRender 99.4 Gravity 104 Splatting 106 85% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 52GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 488 Write 465 Mixed 420 102% 458 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 53.6 184% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 203 178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 400 Write 147 Mixed 197 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 36.5 146% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 158 121% 165 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 212GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 489 Write 466 Mixed 393 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 60.4 198% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 301 227% 304 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 194GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 72 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 1,232 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 429GB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 30.5 Write 24.2 Mixed 15.3 28% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 76%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 857GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 28.5 Write 19.5 Mixed 21 28% 23 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 86%

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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	2,313x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16