Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 01:13
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 95
1-Core 110
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 381
46% 352 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Lighting 97
Reflection 88
Parallax 83.5
79% 89.5 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 79.6
Splatting 74
73% 91.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 323 309 308 295 261 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 370
Write 382
Mixed 265
SusWrite 314
75% 333 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 30.7
131% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 302
232% 314 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 110%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB
102GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 80 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 81.5
Write 80.7
Mixed 59
SusWrite 79.7
56% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 72%
Seagate External 2TB
187GB free, PID 3332
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 137 152 147 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 103
Write 53
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 147
113% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
38% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 22.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 21.7
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,012 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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