Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
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(Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 18:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (96th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 215
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 427
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.4% Good
Lighting 77.9
Reflection 79.4
Parallax 69.9
64% 75.7 fps
MRender 73
Gravity 73
Splatting 74.1
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 446
Write 447
Mixed 289
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 55.8
202% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 183
187% 303 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
231GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 127 123 126 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 117
Write 76
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 126
72% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.2% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 17.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 15.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 53.2%
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 5,016 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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HDDRAMUSB
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