Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 02 '20 at 12:05
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 584
67% 523 Pts
64-Core 573
36% 573 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.3% Very good
Lighting 98.2
Reflection 110
Parallax 84.1
80% 97.4 fps
MRender 75.4
Gravity 77.5
Splatting 69.3
60% 74.1 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 105 91 82 74 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 491
Mixed 406
SusWrite 150
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 73.6
259% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 7.9
25% 8.67 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 7.8
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 28%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,057 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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