Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	431% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140620
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '20 at 14:53
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 692 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$900 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1533 1921 1964 1872 1755 1755 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	431% Outstanding	Read 2,242 Write 1,936 Mixed 2,082 SusWrite 1,800 454% 2,015 MB/s	4K Read 195 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 182 620% 183 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 803 DQ Mixed 870 655% 879 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 431% Great: 541%
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 353GB free Firmware: Z3106000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 251 117 152 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 420 Write 416 Mixed 361 SusWrite 199 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 19.2 101% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 29.7 83% 174 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 67%
OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe 240GB-$600 224 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 219GB free Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 278 278 278 277 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 350 Write 282 Mixed 271 SusWrite 278 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 37.3 143% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 217 182% 263 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 81%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 475GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 91 91 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 109 Write 99.9 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 90 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1333, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.3% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 20.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 22.5 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 70%

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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	2,310x
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 $94Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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