Asus Z97-A

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	167% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.1% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '20 at 18:26
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 0.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 129 2-Core 262 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 529 71% 532 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Lighting 231 Reflection 245 Parallax 268 189% 248 fps	MRender 279 Gravity 231 Splatting 150 173% 220 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 304 311 311 311 311 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 443 Mixed 388 SusWrite 315 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 37.1 134% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 235GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 79 78 80 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 93.1 Write 89 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 78.3 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 65%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 411GB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 107 108 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 147 Write 145 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 106 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 288% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 104%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 20GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 34 27 46 40 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 29.6 Write 40.2 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 38.1 24% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 52% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 797GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 78 78 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 73.3 Write 50.5 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 78.1 50% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 114%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 64GB-$13 1,615 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 45GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 132 Mixed 25.6 64% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 38% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0118 2GBBNAUCDAA 2GBBNAUCDAA 12GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.3% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 12 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,310x
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	791x
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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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