Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.3% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150212
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 03:28
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 126 66% 104 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 376 34% 288 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.9% Average	Lighting 58.1 Reflection 62 Parallax 56.5 47% 58.9 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 50.7 Splatting 53.6 46% 56.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 314 287 135 126 132 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 346 Write 370 Mixed 268 SusWrite 219 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 36.1 136% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 250 208% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 98%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 29GB free Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 614 Write 554 Mixed 556 128% 575 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 77.1 248% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 846 581% 721 MB/s
Poor: 158% Great: 355%
Seagate NAS HDD 2TB-$98 3,967 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 153 154 156 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 152 Write 151 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 154 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 15.1 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.1 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,038 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,314x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	793x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	342x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	309x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	272x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	202x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	138x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	250x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	152x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16