Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.4% 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	71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 12:46
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Memory 55 1-Core 40.3 2-Core 243 55% 113 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 659 64% 527 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 69.2 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 60.7 56% 65.9 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 54.5 50% 62.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 111 107 101 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 350 Write 139 Mixed 244 SusWrite 113 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 35.9 132% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 153 133% 197 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 139GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 147 147 138 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 128 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 146 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.9% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.3 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 143 28% 143 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 63%

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,022 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $109Bench 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 $295	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 $40	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