Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive113% 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.
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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 00:01
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 478
64% 479 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
27.8% Poor
Lighting 35
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 42.3
28% 36.3 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 30.6
Splatting 36.2
26% 31.7 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 196 198 192 193 195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 483
Mixed 394
SusWrite 218
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 60.1
206% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 354
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
48GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 48 49 49 44 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 392
Write 269
Mixed 251
SusWrite 83.8
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 10.4
55% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 93.8
DQ Write 7.9
DQ Mixed 13.7
19% 38.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 142 138 136 141 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 90
Write 126
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 138
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M391B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
62% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 20
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,016 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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