Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics65.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '17 at 18:32
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 512
68% 507 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.6% Good
Lighting 84.9
Reflection 58.7
Parallax 108
69% 83.8 fps
MRender 58.5
Gravity 79
Splatting 74.6
58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
337GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 403
Mixed 420
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 48
163% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 50.1
110% 229 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
WD WD20NPVT-00Z2TT0 2TB
713GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 93.8
Write 78.2
Mixed 79
63% 83.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.19
73% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2222 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 27.6
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 25.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A Builds (Compare 5,033 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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