Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive162% 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.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory23.2 GB free of 28 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '20 at 09:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 251
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 670
67% 547 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 170
Parallax 171
146% 173 fps
MRender 195
Gravity 154
Splatting 108
120% 152 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 465 488 484 319 355 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 680
Write 583
Mixed 627
SusWrite 432
130% 581 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 77.3
258% 88.5 MB/s
DQ Read 756
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 472
393% 573 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 162%
Great: 311%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51
274GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 56 60 59 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
30% Below average
Read 47
Write 48
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 57.4
36% 48.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-559.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8GX 0420 DDR3 1600 KHX1600C10D3/8G 28GB
1333, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.9% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,021 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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