Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140707
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 26 '20 at 17:31
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 134
2-Core 274
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 684
72% 575 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2018 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 118
Parallax 102
91% 111 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 110
Splatting 106
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 188 118 111 117 218 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 224
Write 105
Mixed 320
SusWrite 145
45% 198 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 93.8
4K Mixed 38.7
142% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 232
198% 288 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 19.9
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.1%
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 5,014 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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