Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	89.3% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 00:01
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 203 83% 142 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 633 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 198 196 196 195 197 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 501 Write 282 Mixed 256 SusWrite 196 68% 309 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.5 136% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 229 199% 297 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 103GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 198 195 195 195 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 480 Mixed 456 SusWrite 195 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 63.2 214% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99 690 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 28GB free Firmware: 540ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 187 184 187 186 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 360 Write 237 Mixed 284 SusWrite 185 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.2 151% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 153 139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 91%
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 120GB free Firmware: 6.8E SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 187 188 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 469 Write 253 Mixed 244 SusWrite 187 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.2 154% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 145 144% 228 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 101GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 153 152 154 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 101 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 153 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 129 130 129 130 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 129 Write 98.8 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 128 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 91%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 131 130 131 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 110 Write 122 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 130 159% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 71%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 122 123 123 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 104 Write 94.7 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 122 119% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.4% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 79%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,312x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,188x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	792x
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	250x
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 $269	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