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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140707
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 20:19
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 81.5 2-Core 230 73% 133 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 412 52% 397 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 120 Reflection 137 Parallax 126 98% 128 fps	Gravity 116 Splatting 106 98% 111 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 455 Write 424 Mixed 303 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 46.3 166% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 182 182% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 31GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 388 439 457 453 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 455 Mixed 384 SusWrite 413 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.5 193% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 756GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 153 153 152 151 149 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 121 Mixed 74 SusWrite 150 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 144 Write 106 Mixed 71.7 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 16,567 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 62%

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

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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	2,309x
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	790x
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 $109Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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